The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Tierney & Rob Hardman finished 191st of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:13:42, faster than 53% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 66% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:03 more than the average race this season, going by 1,189 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:34v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:46v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 5:04v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 5:22v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:26v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:34v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:39v median −0:05
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 4:45v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
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.