The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:35:27 at Manchester 2026 put Joel Williams & Ellen Waters 297th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:55. A harder second half: 16:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:59 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 14:18Running 1 8:29v median +4:20
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Block 02 12:03Running 2 8:33v median +2:41
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Block 03 17:56Running 3 10:15v median +4:03
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Block 04 18:23Running 4 10:51v median +4:40
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Block 05 18:07Running 5 12:29v median +6:12
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Block 06 13:07Running 6 10:34v median +4:19
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Block 07 21:34Running 7 11:00v median +4:44
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Block 08 29:08Running 8 14:34v median +9:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:59
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.