The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:37 at Manchester 2026 put martin aitkenhead & Leah Aitkenhead 180th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:33 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 8:36Running 1 4:26v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 6:14v median +0:37
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 6:53v median +0:50
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 6:52v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:42v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 6:58v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 7:23v median +1:12
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 5:51v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.