The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Bichard & Gavin Hill finished 124th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:09:06, faster than 69% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:59 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 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 7:40Running 1 3:55v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:19v median +0:09
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 5:29v median −0:04
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 5:29v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 5:35v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:36v median −0:08
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Block 07 7:21Running 7 5:40v median −0:01
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Block 08 8:31Running 8 4:39v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:05
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.