The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, James Evans & Ellie Ball crossed the line in 1:10:25: 180th of 824 mixed teams, faster than 78% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 65% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:11 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:15Running 1 3:29v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:25v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:49v median −0:11
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 5:46v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 6:02v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:45v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:47v median −0:18
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Block 08 8:05Running 8 4:16v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
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.