The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Holly Reynolds & Bec Stainton finished 501st of 1,155 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:23:55, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:55 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,072 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:56 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:23v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:47v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 6:19v median −0:10
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 6:46v median +0:13
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Block 05 12:03Running 5 6:45v median +0:05
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Block 06 10:30Running 6 8:55v median +2:18
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 6:44v median +0:07
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 5:24v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.