The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Taylor & Annie Keane finished 254th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:38:06.
A station race more than a running one: 31% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:45. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:00 better 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 8:01Running 1 3:52v median −0:08
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Block 02 11:27Running 2 9:06v median +3:29
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Block 03 13:52Running 3 9:27v median +3:24
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 9:24v median +3:18
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:18v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:40v median +0:31
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 6:16v median +0:05
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Block 08 16:37Running 8 10:16v median +5:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.