The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Cole & Alix Cole finished 755th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:37:55.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:50. The race faded late: the second half went 3:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:02Running 1 4:56v median +0:54
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 7:42v median +2:00
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 8:13v median +2:13
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 8:28v median +2:26
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 8:18v median +2:10
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 8:40v median +2:36
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Block 07 14:06Running 7 9:18v median +3:13
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 7:26v median +2:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.