The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Matthews & Rachael Matthews finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:03:58 for 64th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:45 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:36, ahead of 94% 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 7:10Running 1 3:13v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:36v median −1:06
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 5:00v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 4:49v median −1:13
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:52v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:38v median −1:26
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 4:50v median −1:15
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Block 08 7:29Running 8 3:50v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:36
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.