The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Mark Grant & Jessica Grant crossed the line in 1:16:43: 329th of 824 mixed teams, faster than 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:12 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:48 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 7:37Running 1 3:19v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:17v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:23v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:09v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:37v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:39v median −0:25
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:25v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 4:28v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.