The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, James Hassall & Rebecca Cooley crossed the line in 1:20:52: 126th of 297 mixed teams, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:36. Stronger after halfway: 2:56 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:34Running 1 4:07v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:28v median −0:24
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 6:02v median −0:10
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 6:08v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 6:03v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:51v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 5:55v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 4:54v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
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.