The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Ben Simpson & Misha Laughton crossed the line in 1:18:17: 374th of 824 mixed teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:01.
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 8:32Running 1 4:12v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:30v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 5:41v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 5:46v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:53v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:46v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 5:49v median −0:16
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 4:44v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:09
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.