The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Hossein Farhani & Charlotte Bliss crossed the line in 1:16:47: 94th of 297 mixed teams, faster than 68% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 86% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:12 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 913 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:00Running 1 4:01v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:29v median −0:23
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 8:52v median +2:40
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 5:56v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 6:08v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:53v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 6:16v median +0:00
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 5:06v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
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.