The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Woodgates & Sam Lodge finished 106th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:07:59, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:24, was faster than 98% of the field.
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 7:44Running 1 3:36v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:44v median −0:26
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:58v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 5:24v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:24v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:12v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 5:14v median −0:27
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 3:56v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 391
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 391 men's teams who finished.