The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:55 at Manchester 2026 put Ralph Appleby & Oliver Holtam 44th of 50 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
A station race more than a running one: 32% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 5:48 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 227 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:16 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 4:00v median +0:51
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:35v median +1:08
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:44v median +0:47
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 5:49v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 6:09v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 6:12v median +1:10
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 6:20v median +1:16
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 5:10v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 49
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 49 men's teams who finished.