The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:11:35 at Manchester 2026 put Nicola Oliver & Mark Oliver 820th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:08. The race faded late: the second half went 10:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:02, behind 87% 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 10:45Running 1 6:22v median +2:20
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Block 02 12:36Running 2 10:07v median +4:25
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Block 03 14:57Running 3 10:51v median +4:51
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Block 04 16:54Running 4 11:03v median +5:01
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Block 05 21:54Running 5 16:03v median +9:55
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Block 06 13:10Running 6 11:04v median +5:00
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Block 07 18:07Running 7 11:01v median +4:56
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Block 08 15:18Running 8 9:36v median +4:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
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.