The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:19 at Manchester 2026 put Mike Shanahan & Andrea Edge 227th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 39% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 5:31 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 913 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:54v median +0:54
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 6:21v median +0:44
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Block 03 15:45Running 3 6:26v median +0:23
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 6:26v median +0:20
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:22v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:28v median +0:19
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 6:21v median +0:10
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 5:15v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
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.