The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Ron Ved & Mackenzie Fong crossed the line in 1:10:35: 181st of 824 mixed teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:40 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 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 8:05Running 1 3:51v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:02v median −0:40
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:07v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:57v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:07v median −1:01
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:09v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 5:16v median −0:49
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 4:09v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:08
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.