The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:04 at Manchester 2026 put Dan Payne & Gemma Wiltshaw 258th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:27 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:28 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 9:12Running 1 4:32v median +0:23
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 6:48v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 6:45v median +0:33
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 7:17v median +1:06
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Block 05 12:55Running 5 7:29v median +1:12
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Block 06 9:34Running 6 7:13v median +0:58
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Block 07 12:38Running 7 6:54v median +0:38
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 5:46v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:28
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.