The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leanne Jones & Connor Garvey finished 270th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:43:31.
The stations carried this race: faster than 36% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:00, behind 96% 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 8:25Running 1 4:14v median +0:14
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Block 02 11:18Running 2 9:07v median +3:30
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Block 03 13:47Running 3 9:09v median +3:06
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Block 04 13:31Running 4 9:20v median +3:14
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Block 05 15:21Running 5 9:47v median +3:36
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:54v median +0:45
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 6:50v median +0:39
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 5:57v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:00
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.