The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rhian Jones & Abby Williams finished 898th of 1,155 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:36:04.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:32 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
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 9:28Running 1 4:37v median +0:07
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 7:22v median +1:09
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 7:08v median +0:39
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 7:17v median +0:44
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Block 05 13:28Running 5 8:06v median +1:26
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Block 06 9:36Running 6 7:48v median +1:11
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 8:01v median +1:24
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 6:32v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.