The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Giles Ball & Tia Whiteman finished 258th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:39:17.
The stations carried this race: faster than 71% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:35 on the median. A harder second half: 3:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:16Running 1 5:09v median +1:09
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 7:45v median +2:08
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 8:32v median +2:29
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 8:58v median +2:52
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Block 05 14:13Running 5 9:30v median +3:19
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Block 06 10:54Running 6 9:12v median +3:03
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Block 07 13:31Running 7 9:23v median +3:12
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 7:29v median +2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
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.