The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:00:29 at Manchester 2026 put Matthew Coles & Joshua Southern 70th of 279 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division, ahead of 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:33 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:14, was faster than 90% 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 6:26Running 1 2:46v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:51v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:18Running 4 4:13v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 4:12v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:18v median −0:32
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 4:23v median −0:35
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Block 08 6:55Running 8 3:21v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 278
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 278 men's teams who finished.