The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carl James & Liza Ridge finished 274th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:44:59.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:34, behind 98% 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 10:07Running 1 5:33v median +1:33
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 7:43v median +2:06
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Block 03 12:50Running 3 7:57v median +1:54
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 8:05v median +1:59
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Block 05 13:30Running 5 8:21v median +2:10
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Block 06 10:16Running 6 8:20v median +2:11
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 8:45v median +2:34
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 7:52v median +2:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:34
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.