The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Hopwood & Jitka Hall finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:03:42 for 59th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:52 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:05Running 1 3:11v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:28v median −1:14
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:34v median −1:26
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 4:30v median −1:32
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:40v median −1:28
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:38v median −1:26
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Block 07 6:52Running 7 4:46v median −1:19
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Block 08 7:25Running 8 3:49v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.