The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ellie McManus & Tom Eley finished 713th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:34:04.
The stations carried this race: faster than 30% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:08 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:54Running 1 4:31v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 6:06v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 6:51v median +0:51
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 8:41v median +2:39
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Block 05 13:02Running 5 8:16v median +2:08
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 8:26v median +2:22
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 7:36v median +1:31
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 5:49v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.