The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:06 at Manchester 2024 put Cerys Messenger & Rob Cowan 320th of 410 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:20, was faster than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Manchester gained about 1:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 3:15v median −0:42
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 7:52v median +2:24
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 8:06v median +2:26
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 8:03v median +2:22
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Block 05 12:31Running 5 8:09v median +2:20
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 7:57v median +2:13
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 8:04v median +2:17
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Block 08 11:55Running 8 8:18v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 408
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 408 mixed teams who finished.