The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Debbie Calderbank & Lisa Taylor finished 34th of 193 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:16:55, faster than 82% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 59% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:43, was faster than 87% 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
-
Block 01 8:02Running 1 3:26v median −1:15
-
Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:46v median −1:49
-
Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:12v median −1:38
-
Block 04 9:03Running 4 5:12v median −1:53
-
Block 05 12:37Running 5 7:31v median +0:20
-
Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:29v median −1:34
-
Block 07 10:04Running 7 6:11v median −0:51
-
Block 08 8:47Running 8 4:37v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
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.