The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Rana & Hannah Lenthall finished 716th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:34:25.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:07. A harder second half: 1:48 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 8:31Running 1 4:04v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 5:59v median +0:17
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Block 03 12:22Running 3 6:57v median +0:57
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Block 04 12:33Running 4 6:16v median +0:14
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:37v median +0:29
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 6:51v median +0:47
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 6:50v median +0:45
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 5:35v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.