The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Cathy Nichols & Sam Baker crossed the line in 1:16:21: 320th of 824 mixed teams, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:51 on the median.
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 7:51Running 1 3:57v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:47v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 6:18v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 6:22v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 6:38v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:28v median +0:24
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 6:46v median +0:41
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Block 08 8:21Running 8 4:46v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.