The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paula Esteve & Lewis Bloor finished 539th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:23:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 64% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:54, behind 93% of the field.
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 8:14Running 1 4:14v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:53v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 6:05v median +0:05
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 6:17v median +0:15
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:27v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:47v median +0:43
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 6:32v median +0:27
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 5:15v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.