The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:30 at Manchester 2026 put Martyn Nicholl & Lee Hambleton 115th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 72% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 6:52Running 1 3:01v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:15v median −0:55
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:29v median −1:06
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:27v median −1:09
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:37v median −1:13
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:35v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 4:40v median −1:04
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 3:56v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
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.