The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:59 at Manchester 2026 put Zak Grundy & Erica Benedetti 170th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:22Running 1 3:54v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:07v median −0:30
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 5:47v median −0:16
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 5:59v median −0:07
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:52v median −0:19
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:58v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 5:58v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 6:50v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.