The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:02 at Manchester 2026 put Claire Hepworth & Katie Rutherford 1,111th of 1,155 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. 8:59 in the roxzone was slower than 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 9:39Running 1 4:53v median +0:23
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Block 02 12:19Running 2 10:30v median +4:17
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Block 03 15:39Running 3 10:44v median +4:15
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Block 04 15:43Running 4 10:56v median +4:23
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Block 05 14:25Running 5 8:52v median +2:12
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Block 06 10:12Running 6 8:24v median +1:47
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Block 07 12:55Running 7 8:49v median +2:12
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 7:05v median +1:41
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.