The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Hayley Gallienne & Jonathan Aspinall crossed the line in 1:15:24: 101st of 297 mixed teams, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:11 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:09Running 1 4:10v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:36v median −0:01
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 6:02v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 6:22v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 6:13v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:52v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:49v median −0:22
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 4:47v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.