The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carmel Ward & Marius Rinkevicius finished 99th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:06:14, faster than 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:46, was faster than 90% 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 7:04Running 1 3:07v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:29v median −1:13
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:48v median −1:12
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:46v median −1:16
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:52v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:52v median −1:12
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:03v median −1:02
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Block 08 7:39Running 8 4:01v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:46
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.