The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Michelle Schwarz & Lindsey Jacob crossed the line in 1:20:20: 374th of 1,155 women's teams, faster than 68% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 59% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:40 on the median. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 0:56 more than the average race this season, going by 1,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:22v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 6:01v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 6:13v median −0:16
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 6:18v median −0:15
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:26v median −0:14
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:26v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 6:35v median −0:02
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 5:19v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.