The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:36 at Manchester 2026 put Paul Griffiths & Amy Blakeley 792nd of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:16. A harder second half: 5:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:48, behind 85% 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 9:36Running 1 4:58v median +0:56
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 6:58v median +1:16
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Block 03 13:07Running 3 7:18v median +1:18
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Block 04 13:46Running 4 7:29v median +1:27
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Block 05 13:28Running 5 8:19v median +2:11
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Block 06 10:16Running 6 8:04v median +2:00
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Block 07 15:26Running 7 8:12v median +2:07
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 6:55v median +1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.