The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Collins & Stephanie Collins finished 747th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:36:33.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 5:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:00 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 9:06Running 1 4:42v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 6:41v median +0:59
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 7:03v median +1:03
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 7:05v median +1:03
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 7:10v median +1:02
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 7:00v median +0:56
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 7:14v median +1:09
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 9:01v median +4:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:00
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.