The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Grant Mcdonald & Francesca Taberner finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:03:25 for 56th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:34 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:48, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:59Running 1 3:17v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:49v median −0:53
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 5:11v median −0:49
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Block 04 7:19Running 4 5:03v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 5:01v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 5:02v median −1:02
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Block 07 7:34Running 7 5:10v median −0:55
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Block 08 7:35Running 8 4:09v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:48
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.