The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Devine & William Risdon finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 59:39 for 66th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Stronger after halfway: 2:25 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:18, was faster than 96% 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 6:52Running 1 3:08v median −0:26
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:11v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 4:29v median −0:51
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 4:27v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 4:22v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 4:24v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:47Running 7 4:26v median −1:05
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Block 08 7:17Running 8 3:25v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:18
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.