The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Ross Whelan & Danie Ward crossed the line in 1:10:18: 178th of 824 mixed teams, faster than 78% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 86% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 51% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:18 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:33Running 1 3:21v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:33v median −1:09
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:57v median −1:03
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 5:06v median −0:56
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:12v median −0:56
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:10v median −0:54
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 5:19v median −0:46
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 4:05v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
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.