The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Teague Bond & David Jarvis crossed the line in 1:03:27: 152nd of 794 men's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:51 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 7:20Running 1 3:18v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:29v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:39v median −0:41
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 4:37v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:40v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:32v median −0:57
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 4:48v median −0:43
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Block 08 7:49Running 8 3:35v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:41
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.