The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:50 at Manchester 2026 put Ashley Russell & Hayley Platt 125th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 58% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 65% of the field across all eight, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:30 on the median. A harder second half: 2:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:13Running 1 4:04v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:39v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 6:05v median −0:07
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 6:08v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:28v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:19v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 6:26v median +0:10
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 7:18v median +1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.