The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Hopewell & Jordan Murch finished 72nd of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:05:08, faster than 82% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:29 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,189 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:03 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 6:55Running 1 3:04v median −0:43
-
Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:25v median −0:45
-
Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:42v median −0:51
-
Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:37v median −1:01
-
Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:44v median −1:06
-
Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:43v median −1:01
-
Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:39v median −1:02
-
Block 08 8:06Running 8 3:57v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.