The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Cole & Elaine Blades finished 561st of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:24:14.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:49 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:29Running 1 4:11v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:42v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:59v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 6:06v median +0:04
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:50v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:35v median +0:31
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 6:36v median +0:31
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 5:32v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.