The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Tom Howatson & Lydia Mckinlay crossed the line in 1:14:24: 267th of 824 mixed teams, faster than 68% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:05 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:26Running 1 4:10v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:41v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:53v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 6:18v median +0:16
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:23v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:45v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 5:52v median −0:13
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 4:28v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.