The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Olivia Shapcott & Alfie Shapcott finished 663rd of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:30:35.
The stations carried this race: faster than 52% of the field across all eight, against 11% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. A harder second half: 2:10 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 8:59Running 1 4:42v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 6:46v median +1:04
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 7:06v median +1:06
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 7:24v median +1:22
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Block 05 12:48Running 5 8:06v median +1:58
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Block 06 9:32Running 6 7:45v median +1:41
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 7:49v median +1:44
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 6:04v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.