The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Mckenzie & Sarah Haines finished 393rd of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:18:57, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:07 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse 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 8:16Running 1 3:58v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:26v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:26v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 5:38v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:57v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:52v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:54v median −0:11
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 4:44v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.