The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Lola Goddard & Orla Dean crossed the line in 1:18:39: 38th of 193 women's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 97% of the field beaten on the stations, against 74% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:20 quicker than the median and 1st of 193. Stronger after halfway: 2:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:03Running 1 3:46v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:55v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 6:02v median −0:48
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 7:27v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:58v median −1:13
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 6:25v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 6:37v median −0:25
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Block 08 8:56Running 8 5:14v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.