The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Cave & Ceri Cave finished 447th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:20:37.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:21 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 0:39 more than the average race this season, going by 913 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 3:54v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:18v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 5:31v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 5:31v median −0:31
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:04v median −0:04
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:40v median −0:24
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 5:59v median −0:06
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 4:48v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:17
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.