The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Medina & Harry Hayde finished 52nd of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:04:51, faster than 87% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 67% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:44, ahead of 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 7:24Running 1 3:32v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:25v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:45v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 5:02v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:54v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:32v median −1:12
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 4:57v median −0:47
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Block 08 7:40Running 8 3:45v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 399
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 399 men's teams who finished.