The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:35 at Manchester 2026 put Jake Foster & Alex Bates 173rd of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 57% of the field.
Stronger after halfway: 3:10 better against the middle of the field 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 9:32Running 1 5:25v median +1:38
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 5:02v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 5:17v median −0:16
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 5:11v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:12v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:23v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:26v median −0:15
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 4:13v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.