The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gemma Richardson & Cara Simpson finished 1,087th of 1,155 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:49:07.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:50 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 10:09Running 1 5:22v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 7:22v median +1:09
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 7:36v median +1:07
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Block 04 16:17Running 4 7:39v median +1:06
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Block 05 14:16Running 5 9:02v median +2:22
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Block 06 10:26Running 6 8:05v median +1:28
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Block 07 13:26Running 7 7:51v median +1:14
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Block 08 13:51Running 8 6:54v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.