The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Matt Cliff & Charlie Shoebridge crossed the line in 1:13:57: 196th of 398 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:53 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:31v median +0:44
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:58v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 5:00v median −0:33
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 4:58v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:18v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:08v median −0:36
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 5:09v median −0:32
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 6:43v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:23
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.