The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Georgina Smethurst & Katie Furlong crossed the line in 1:18:25: 44th of 198 women's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:11 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,072 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
-
Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:32v median −1:02
-
Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:18v median −1:07
-
Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:33v median −1:09
-
Block 04 9:36Running 4 5:29v median −1:19
-
Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:40v median −1:13
-
Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:44v median −1:12
-
Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:51v median −1:02
-
Block 08 10:27Running 8 4:48v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 194
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 194 women's teams who finished.