The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Ellis & Dave Hamnett finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 56:25 for 19th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:53 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:16, was faster than 96% of the field.
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 6:21Running 1 2:44v median −0:50
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:57v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:05Running 3 4:21v median −0:59
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Block 04 6:58Running 4 4:07v median −1:16
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 4:11v median −1:20
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 4:13v median −1:16
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 4:20v median −1:11
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Block 08 6:45Running 8 3:20v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 788
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 788 men's teams who finished.