The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Sophie Gemma Acton & Sophie Bajwa crossed the line in 1:21:04: 406th of 1,155 women's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:55 quicker than the median and 208th of 1,155. A harder second half: 1:04 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 8:48Running 1 4:18v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:56v median −0:17
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 6:23v median −0:06
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 6:44v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:41v median +0:01
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:33v median −0:04
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:54v median +0:17
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:32v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
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.