The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Waldron & Joanne Waldron finished 284th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:52:32.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:39 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:03, 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 9:55Running 1 5:10v median +1:10
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 7:22v median +1:45
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Block 03 13:11Running 3 8:11v median +2:08
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Block 04 14:07Running 4 8:36v median +2:30
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Block 05 14:22Running 5 8:52v median +2:41
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Block 06 11:06Running 6 8:47v median +2:38
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Block 07 15:57Running 7 9:10v median +2:59
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 7:39v median +2:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:03
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.