The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:01:48 at Manchester 2026 put Chris Brain & Steve Hands 108th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 86% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 96% of the field across all eight, against 73% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:32 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:32, ahead of 89% of the field.
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 6:53Running 1 3:11v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:44v median −0:17
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Block 03 7:08Running 3 4:57v median −0:23
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:58v median −0:25
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:53v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 5:07v median −0:22
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 4:59v median −0:32
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Block 08 7:36Running 8 4:02v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 788
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 788 men's teams who finished.