The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Karen Walker & Victoria Lingard crossed the line in 1:30:25: 91st of 193 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:38 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:18Running 1 4:31v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:58v median −0:37
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 6:11v median −0:39
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 6:14v median −0:51
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:23v median −0:48
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:19v median −0:44
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 6:25v median −0:37
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 7:20v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.