The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Heather Gallagher & James Dudley crossed the line in 1:19:28: 413th of 824 mixed teams, faster than 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 63% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:50. 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 8:04Running 1 4:01v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:13v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:36v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 5:34v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:37v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:03v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:50v median −0:15
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 4:49v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.