The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicola Wood & Paul Banham finished 691st of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:32:12.
The stations carried this race: faster than 47% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:30. A harder second half: 2:45 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 8:50Running 1 4:53v median +0:51
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Block 02 9:01Running 2 6:57v median +1:15
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 7:39v median +1:39
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 7:46v median +1:44
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Block 05 12:41Running 5 7:50v median +1:42
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Block 06 10:18Running 6 8:14v median +2:10
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Block 07 12:28Running 7 8:00v median +1:55
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 6:27v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.