The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:06 at Manchester 2026 put Bethany O’donnell & Alexander Adams 762nd of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:04, behind 97% 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 9:01Running 1 4:36v median +0:34
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 6:42v median +1:00
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 7:04v median +1:04
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 7:05v median +1:03
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Block 05 12:13Running 5 7:06v median +0:58
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 7:09v median +1:05
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Block 07 14:12Running 7 7:34v median +1:29
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 6:10v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:04
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.