The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Stephen Jones & Amelia Marshall crossed the line in 1:07:25: 93rd of 404 men's teams, faster than 77% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 63% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:21 quicker than the median and 21st of 404. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:03 more than the average race this season, going by 1,189 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:27v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 5:05v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 5:41v median +0:06
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 5:26v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:27v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:24v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 5:31v median −0:13
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Block 08 8:09Running 8 4:35v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 399
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 399 men's teams who finished.