The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Davies & Gabriella Neilson finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:03:37 for 24th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:03 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:37 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:37, was faster than 94% 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 7:10Running 1 3:11v median −0:58
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:34v median −1:18
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 4:45v median −1:27
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 4:47v median −1:24
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:45v median −1:32
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:49v median −1:26
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:46v median −1:30
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Block 08 7:30Running 8 3:52v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:37
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.