The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Costello & Emma Burnett finished 151st of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:21:25.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:11 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:26Running 1 4:01v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:30v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:41v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 5:44v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:53v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 6:00v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 6:05v median −0:06
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 4:59v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.