The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathew Cooper & William Staite finished 99th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:07:24, faster than 75% of the field.
A harder second half: 3:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:45, was faster than 90% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:03 more than the average race this season, going by 1,189 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:52Running 1 3:05v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:29Running 2 4:11v median −0:59
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:37v median −0:56
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:39v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:16v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:48v median +0:04
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 5:02v median −0:39
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Block 08 9:35Running 8 5:38v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:45
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.