The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicky Akroyd & James Rushforth finished 73rd of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:13:27, faster than 75% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:36 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:13 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:10, ahead of 85% of the field.
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 8:00Running 1 3:51v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:23v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:33v median −0:30
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 5:32v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:34v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:33v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:38v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:06Running 8 4:28v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 297
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 297 mixed teams who finished.