The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Robinson & Wolfgang Schmitt finished 252nd of 279 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:19:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:48 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:49Running 1 3:52v median +0:43
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:29v median +0:59
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:52v median +1:02
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 5:54v median +1:03
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:58v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:54v median +1:04
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 6:04v median +1:06
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Block 08 10:58Running 8 5:04v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.