The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philip Foster & Zoe Foster finished 66th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:13:24, faster than 78% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:01, was faster than 85% 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 8:12Running 1 3:44v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:19v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:59v median −1:13
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:05v median −1:06
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:22v median −0:55
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:17v median −0:58
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:25v median −0:51
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 4:19v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.