The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonathan Squire & Matthew Gibbens finished 39th of 53 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:11:50.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:16.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:55v median +0:48
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:25v median +1:03
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:42v median +0:53
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:43v median +0:55
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:44v median +0:47
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:36v median +0:46
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:39v median +0:43
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Block 08 8:17Running 8 4:43v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.