The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:55 at Manchester 2026 put Craig Armstrong & Ellie Armstrong 668th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:17 quicker than the median and 3rd of 824. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:00 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 9:01Running 1 4:34v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 6:41v median +0:59
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 7:20v median +1:20
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 7:18v median +1:16
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 6:54v median +0:46
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 7:02v median +0:58
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 6:54v median +0:49
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 5:37v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.