The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Gregory Armstrong & Richard Burns crossed the line in 1:05:29: 79th of 398 men's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:48, was faster than 89% of the field.
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
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Block 01 7:02Running 1 3:10v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:27v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:44v median −0:49
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 5:00v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:54v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:54v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 5:09v median −0:32
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Block 08 8:05Running 8 4:06v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:48
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.