The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Rebecca Longden & Natasha Melville crossed the line in 1:20:42: 390th of 1,155 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:02 quicker than the median and 169th of 1,155. A harder second half: 1:40 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 8:21Running 1 4:11v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 6:08v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 6:42v median +0:13
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 6:42v median +0:09
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:44v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:32v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 7:00v median +0:23
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 5:34v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
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.