The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Chris Farquhar & Graeme McCarter crossed the line in 1:09:05: 126th of 404 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 85% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 43% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:20Running 1 3:25v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:41v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:49v median −0:46
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:45v median −0:51
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:48v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:55v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 5:00v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 4:04v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
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.