The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alisha Bycroft & Holly Ellison finished 953rd of 1,155 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:38:53.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:59, behind 91% 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 9:47Running 1 5:01v median +0:31
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 7:07v median +0:54
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 7:47v median +1:18
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 7:57v median +1:24
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Block 05 13:40Running 5 8:34v median +1:54
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Block 06 10:12Running 6 8:09v median +1:32
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 7:55v median +1:18
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 6:39v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.