The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Connor Henderson & Rohan Vardy finished 155th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:11:38, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:02 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 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 7:23Running 1 3:10v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:26v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 5:24v median −0:11
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 5:33v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:41v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 5:11v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 5:08v median −0:36
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 3:49v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.