The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:11 at Manchester 2026 put Andrew Smyth & Sandra Smyth 242nd of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:56 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:21 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 9:35Running 1 5:03v median +1:03
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 6:50v median +1:13
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 7:05v median +1:02
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 7:16v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 7:28v median +1:17
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 7:21v median +1:12
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Block 07 13:31Running 7 7:27v median +1:16
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 6:16v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.