The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Ben Smith & Sophie Field crossed the line in 1:16:59: 114th of 297 mixed teams, faster than 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:37 on the median.
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 8:06Running 1 3:59v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:53v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 6:15v median +0:12
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 6:08v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 6:16v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 6:10v median +0:01
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 6:15v median +0:04
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 5:06v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.