The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hayley Gerrard & Jessica Smith finished 881st of 1,155 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:35:25.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:18, behind 85% of the field.
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 9:41Running 1 4:51v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 6:45v median +0:32
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 7:01v median +0:32
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Block 04 12:30Running 4 7:18v median +0:45
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Block 05 12:57Running 5 7:25v median +0:45
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 7:32v median +0:55
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 7:46v median +1:09
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 7:49v median +2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.