The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Mark Poulter & Dan Harpham crossed the line in 1:06:29: 79th of 404 men's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:14Running 1 3:28v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 4:42v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 5:13v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:54v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 5:09v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:19v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 5:11v median −0:33
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 4:07v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.