The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Eren Icel & Liam Fox crossed the line in 1:10:48: 148th of 404 men's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 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 7:36Running 1 3:49v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:58v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 5:05v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 5:07v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:09v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:19v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:12v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 4:21v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
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.