The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Carol Bowker & Lesley Whiley crossed the line in 1:22:45: 463rd of 1,155 women's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:00. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:36Running 1 4:43v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 6:04v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 5:57v median −0:32
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 5:52v median −0:41
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:59v median −0:41
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 6:00v median −0:37
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 6:03v median −0:34
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 5:03v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.