The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:02 at Manchester 2026 put David Ball & Jenny Nelson 526th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:25 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:55Running 1 4:36v median +0:34
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 6:09v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 6:13v median +0:13
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 6:26v median +0:24
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:29v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:19v median +0:15
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 6:16v median +0:11
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 5:22v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.