The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma Birse & Richard Birse finished 378th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:18:24, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:13Running 1 4:02v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 5:24v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 5:39v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:47v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 6:04v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:53v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:57v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 4:59v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
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.