The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:51:18 at Manchester 2026 put Helen Williamson & Jo Mcgrady-Taylor 173rd of 193 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:17 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,073 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:56 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:45Running 1 5:37v median +0:56
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Block 02 12:43Running 2 10:12v median +3:37
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:19v median −1:31
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Block 04 13:02Running 4 5:13v median −1:52
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Block 05 13:54Running 5 8:01v median +0:50
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Block 06 10:58Running 6 8:18v median +1:15
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Block 07 14:29Running 7 8:19v median +1:17
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 6:37v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:08
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.