The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Malcolm Bradwell & Sophie Riley crossed the line in 1:12:50: 231st of 824 mixed teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 0:39 more than the average race this season, going by 913 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:44v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:19v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 5:19v median −0:41
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 5:22v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:22v median −0:46
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:24v median −0:40
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 5:24v median −0:41
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Block 08 8:39Running 8 4:23v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.