The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Pro division at Manchester 2026, Alan Strachan & Ben Vickers crossed the line in 1:00:53: 76th of 279 men's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:14 of the median.
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 6:30Running 1 2:51v median −0:18
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 3:56v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:03v median −0:47
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Block 04 6:54Running 4 4:06v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:11Running 5 4:12v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 4:05v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:08v median −0:50
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 4:51v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
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.