The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:05:13 at Manchester 2026 put Chris Tomlinson & Oliver Pollock 55th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 86% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 58% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:50, ahead of 87% 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 6:50Running 1 2:55v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 4:18v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 4:30v median −1:05
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 5:17v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:50v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:48v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 5:04v median −0:40
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 3:42v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:50
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.