The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:04:34 at Manchester 2026 put Marcus Bickerdike & Matthew Manaid 193rd of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median.
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 7:00Running 1 3:07v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:23v median −0:38
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 4:33v median −0:47
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 4:37v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:54v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:55v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 5:04v median −0:27
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Block 08 7:56Running 8 3:49v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:46
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.