The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:35 at Manchester 2026 put Diane Anderson & Matthew Anderson 382nd of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:10 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 7:41Running 1 3:30v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:53v median −0:49
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:08v median −0:52
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:08v median −0:54
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:33v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:17v median −0:47
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 5:22v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 4:28v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.