The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Ford & Chris Ford finished 219th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:31:50.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:10. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 5:17v median +1:17
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 7:05v median +1:28
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 7:26v median +1:23
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 7:24v median +1:18
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 7:30v median +1:19
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Block 06 9:43Running 6 7:29v median +1:20
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 7:30v median +1:19
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 5:57v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.