The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:40 at Manchester 2026 put Bethany Smith & Joshua Brierley 328th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:36 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:47 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 7:46Running 1 3:48v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:12v median −0:30
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 6:43v median +0:43
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:38v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:59v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:30v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:25v median −0:40
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Block 08 8:35Running 8 4:22v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
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.