The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Matt Wilkes & Bethany Hillman crossed the line in 1:14:42: 277th of 824 mixed teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:08. A harder second half: 1:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 7:49Running 1 3:24v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:45v median −0:57
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:52v median −1:08
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:58v median −1:04
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:15v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:16v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 5:17v median −0:48
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 4:15v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.