The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Glasgow 2026, Matthew Battensby & Lee Cooper crossed the line in 1:08:58: 332nd of 917 men's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:21, ahead of 85% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:28v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:13v median −0:36
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:30v median −0:40
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 4:30v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:52v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:41v median −0:36
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 4:48v median −0:28
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 5:30v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 899
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 899 men's teams who finished.