The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Nicky Akroyd & Emma Gettka crossed the line in 1:19:22: 350th of 1,155 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:56.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:10v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:35v median −0:38
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:45v median −0:44
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 5:46v median −0:47
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 6:00v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 6:00v median −0:37
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 6:06v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 4:59v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.