The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:49 at Manchester 2026 put Catherine Guy & Chris Hay 286th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:28. A harder second half: 10:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:01, behind 99% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 0:39 more than the average race this season, going by 913 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 5:05v median +1:05
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Block 02 10:16Running 2 7:59v median +2:22
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Block 03 13:35Running 3 8:45v median +2:42
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 8:57v median +2:51
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Block 05 13:04Running 5 8:15v median +2:04
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Block 06 12:22Running 6 10:20v median +4:11
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Block 07 16:11Running 7 10:51v median +4:40
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Block 08 18:32Running 8 8:28v median +3:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:01
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.