The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Emma McPaul & Phoebe Lowick at Manchester 2026: 1:08:32, 5th of 193 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 78% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:45, was faster than 99% 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 7:54Running 1 3:27v median −1:14
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:37v median −1:58
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:49v median −2:01
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 4:55v median −2:10
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:02v median −2:09
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:04v median −1:59
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 5:05v median −1:57
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Block 08 8:18Running 8 4:06v median −1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:45
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 190
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 190 women's teams who finished.