The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Ruthnum-Anderson & Ben Tomlinson finished 82nd of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:14:09, faster than 72% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:57 on the median. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:55Running 1 3:41v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:05v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 5:20v median −0:43
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 5:31v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:32v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:27v median −0:42
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 5:33v median −0:38
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 4:34v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.