The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Isabelle Merrick & Joseph Millington finished 294th of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:04:03.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:45 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 9:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:46 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 8:43Running 1 4:02v median +0:02
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 6:16v median +0:39
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Block 03 18:52Running 3 12:49v median +6:46
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Block 04 13:47Running 4 7:53v median +1:47
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Block 05 14:15Running 5 8:44v median +2:33
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Block 06 10:22Running 6 7:54v median +1:45
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Block 07 17:01Running 7 9:25v median +3:14
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Block 08 21:25Running 8 12:04v median +7:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.