The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Emily Fleetwood & Natalie Bartram crossed the line in 1:18:52: 332nd of 1,155 women's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 0:56 more than the average race this season, going by 1,073 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 3:54v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:20v median −0:53
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:44v median −0:45
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 6:04v median −0:29
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 6:00v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:51v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:32v median −1:05
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Block 08 8:47Running 8 4:40v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1147
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,147 women's teams who finished.