The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Smith & Jule Robinson finished 285th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:54:00.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:14 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:28, behind 95% of the field.
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 9:40Running 1 5:00v median +0:51
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 6:59v median +1:07
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Block 03 15:50Running 3 10:46v median +4:34
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Block 04 13:28Running 4 7:36v median +1:25
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Block 05 13:34Running 5 7:53v median +1:36
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Block 06 10:01Running 6 7:49v median +1:34
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Block 07 15:39Running 7 8:08v median +1:52
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Block 08 16:08Running 8 9:16v median +3:57
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.