The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sophie Jones & Richard Owen finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:01:26 for 14th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:58 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:10Running 1 3:08v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:25v median −1:27
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:30v median −1:42
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 4:32v median −1:39
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:46v median −1:31
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:41v median −1:34
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Block 07 6:04Running 7 4:45v median −1:31
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Block 08 7:33Running 8 3:48v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 295
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 295 mixed teams who finished.