The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Joe Massaro & Lily Cotton at Manchester 2026: 1:05:08, 80th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:41 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:25, ahead of 97% 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 7:06Running 1 3:12v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:44v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:06Running 3 4:59v median −1:01
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 5:05v median −0:57
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 5:00v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:03v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:56v median −1:09
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Block 08 7:44Running 8 4:00v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:25
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.