The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Kimberley Kirkby & Alex Kirkby crossed the line in 1:15:32: 297th of 824 mixed teams, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:54 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:33 worse 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 8:06Running 1 3:54v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:14v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 5:23v median −0:37
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 5:18v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:23v median −0:45
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:29v median −0:35
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:19v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 4:26v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.