The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sean Mckechnie & Alana Smith at Manchester 2026: 1:03:41, 58th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:48 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:08 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:45, was faster than 91% 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 7:18Running 1 3:16v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:31v median −1:11
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:38v median −1:22
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 4:44v median −1:18
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:42v median −1:26
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:43v median −1:21
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:47v median −1:18
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Block 08 7:41Running 8 3:49v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:45
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.