The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Niamh Young & Stephen Brown at Manchester 2026: 1:00:47, 31st of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:04 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:52, ahead of 88% 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 2:54v median −1:08
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:13v median −1:29
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Block 03 7:17Running 3 4:24v median −1:36
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Block 04 7:25Running 4 4:30v median −1:32
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:35v median −1:33
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:27v median −1:37
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Block 07 7:47Running 7 4:36v median −1:29
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Block 08 6:55Running 8 3:35v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:52
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.