The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kevin Andrew & Brett Gower finished 232nd of 279 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:15:57.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 5:25 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:16 more than the average race this season, going by 227 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:30Running 1 3:49v median +0:40
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:30v median +1:00
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:59v median +1:09
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 6:01v median +1:10
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 6:02v median +1:05
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 6:11v median +1:21
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 5:54v median +0:56
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 4:47v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 278
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 278 men's teams who finished.