The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Declan Smith & Ella Wright finished 386th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:18:41, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:54 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 913 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:31v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 6:18v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 6:31v median +0:31
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 6:34v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 6:30v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 6:11v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 6:03v median −0:02
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 5:01v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
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.