The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Ian Cooper & Sarah Ashcroft crossed the line in 1:10:19: 49th of 297 mixed teams, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:56, ahead of 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 7:35Running 1 3:25v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:51v median −1:01
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 4:58v median −1:14
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 4:55v median −1:16
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:56v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:54v median −1:21
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 4:58v median −1:18
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Block 08 8:15Running 8 4:09v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:56
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.