The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:19 at Manchester 2026 put Chris Oakman & Paula Thomas 731st of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:25 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:00 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
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 8:55Running 1 4:46v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 6:44v median +1:02
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 7:10v median +1:10
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Block 04 12:09Running 4 7:23v median +1:21
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Block 05 12:33Running 5 7:33v median +1:25
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 7:24v median +1:20
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 7:30v median +1:25
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 6:10v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.