The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vanessa Estefania Arroba Lopez & Alexandru Racasan finished 552nd of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:23:58.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:57 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:24, behind 90% of the field.
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 7:35Running 1 3:27v median −0:35
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Block 02 10:35Running 2 8:44v median +3:02
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 6:13v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 6:49v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:58v median +0:50
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:39v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 5:55v median −0:10
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 4:55v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.