The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Fiona Steel & Beth French crossed the line in 1:21:19: 415th of 1,155 women's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:41 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:31 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 8:52Running 1 4:27v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:57v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 6:15v median −0:14
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 6:07v median −0:26
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:24v median −0:16
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 6:19v median −0:18
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 6:20v median −0:17
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Block 08 9:07Running 8 5:00v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.