The race, in three figures
The race, in words
William Parsons & Charles Taylor finished 197th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:04:41, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:15 of the median. Time in the roxzone, 3:37, was faster than 86% of the field.
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 6:54Running 1 3:12v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 4:33v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 4:48v median −0:32
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:48v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:48v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:57v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:51v median −0:40
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Block 08 8:15Running 8 4:04v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:37
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.