The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Steven Duffy & Melissa Hegan at Manchester 2026: 1:00:41, 30th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:08 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:32, ahead of 95% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 0:39 more than the average race this season, going by 913 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:43Running 1 2:50v median −1:12
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 4:11v median −1:31
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:32v median −1:28
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Block 04 7:12Running 4 4:29v median −1:33
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:43v median −1:25
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:33v median −1:31
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Block 07 7:22Running 7 4:32v median −1:33
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Block 08 7:08Running 8 3:48v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
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.