The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jake Shortland & Jessica Ross finished 739th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:35:59.
The stations carried this race: faster than 31% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:08 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 8:59Running 1 4:40v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 6:55v median +1:13
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 7:53v median +1:53
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 7:46v median +1:44
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Block 05 12:53Running 5 7:59v median +1:51
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 7:38v median +1:34
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Block 07 14:03Running 7 8:59v median +2:54
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 6:48v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.