The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Robert Livesey & Jem Robinson at Manchester 2026: 58:13, 13th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:17, was faster than 98% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 913 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:45Running 1 3:11v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 4:35v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:00Running 3 4:51v median −1:09
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Block 04 6:44Running 4 4:50v median −1:12
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:47v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:45v median −1:19
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Block 07 7:00Running 7 4:55v median −1:10
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Block 08 6:54Running 8 3:45v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:17
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 821
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 821 mixed teams who finished.