The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Gillin & Lee Blackhurst finished 21st of 53 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:04:14, faster than 60% of the field.
No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:13 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:16 more than the average race this season, going by 227 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:53Running 1 3:08v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:20v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:33v median −0:16
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 4:36v median −0:12
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:44v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:41v median −0:09
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:42v median −0:14
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Block 08 7:42Running 8 3:52v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 53
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 53 men's teams who finished.