The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Metcalfe & Megan Mckeever finished 160th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:24:49.
The runs carried this race: faster than 51% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:22. A harder second half: 1:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:16Running 1 4:02v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:43v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 6:10v median −0:02
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 6:18v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:23v median +0:06
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:17v median +0:02
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 6:28v median +0:12
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 5:40v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
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.