The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Laura Shimmon & Charlotte Fountain crossed the line in 1:25:09: 547th of 1,155 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:12 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
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 9:06Running 1 4:03v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:47v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:55v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 6:00v median −0:33
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:10v median −0:30
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:06v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 6:06v median −0:31
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Block 08 8:29Running 8 4:55v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:12
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.