The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh King & Beth Evans finished 268th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:43:09.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:39 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
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 9:50Running 1 5:30v median +1:30
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Block 02 10:04Running 2 8:07v median +2:30
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 8:23v median +2:20
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 8:36v median +2:30
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Block 05 13:45Running 5 8:43v median +2:32
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Block 06 10:51Running 6 8:42v median +2:33
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 8:55v median +2:44
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Block 08 12:21Running 8 7:35v median +2:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.