The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:07:22 at Manchester 2026 put Nick Jones & Tom Stephenson 92nd of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:59 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:34v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:41v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:55v median −0:40
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 4:52v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:02v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:57v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:55v median −0:49
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 3:58v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:59
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.