The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for John Rochford & Philip Hatton at Manchester 2026: 1:02:31, 39th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:27, ahead of 97% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:59Running 1 3:05v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 4:18v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:26v median −1:07
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:28v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:31v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:28v median −1:16
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:27v median −1:14
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 3:39v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 391
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 391 men's teams who finished.