The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Beth Jones-Owen & Louise Palin finished 79th of 198 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:24:37, faster than 60% of the field.
No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:19 of the median. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:48Running 1 4:03v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 6:07v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 6:21v median −0:21
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 6:26v median −0:22
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:37v median −0:16
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 6:36v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 6:45v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:33v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.