The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Lewis Davies & Evan Hughes crossed the line in 1:05:41: 66th of 404 men's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 54% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:56 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:37, ahead of 93% 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 6:37Running 1 2:57v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 4:15v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:40v median −0:55
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:42v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:46v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:47v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 4:58v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 4:37v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:37
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.