The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Parton & Helen Gibson finished 446th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:20:34.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 31% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:04. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 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 8:38Running 1 4:24v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:52v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:52v median −0:08
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 5:47v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:47v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:54v median −0:10
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 6:00v median −0:05
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 4:49v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.