The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sophie Bowen & Tom Hunt at Manchester 2026: 1:03:52, 25th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:08 quicker than the median and 40th of 297. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:37, was faster than 94% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 3:12v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:28v median −1:24
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:40v median −1:32
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 4:38v median −1:33
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:44v median −1:33
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:45v median −1:30
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:44v median −1:32
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Block 08 7:29Running 8 3:50v median −1:29
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.