The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:54:32 at Manchester 2026 put Ema Talam & Matt Barnett 825th of 824 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 18:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 20:17 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 14:21Running 1 8:03v median +4:01
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Block 02 16:24Running 2 12:45v median +7:03
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Block 03 19:48Running 3 12:55v median +6:55
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Block 04 21:10Running 4 12:56v median +6:54
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Block 05 19:58Running 5 12:20v median +6:12
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Block 06 16:26Running 6 12:52v median +6:48
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Block 07 19:31Running 7 13:34v median +7:29
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Block 08 26:44Running 8 11:22v median +6:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:17
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.