The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Barrie Barnadier & Thomas Deegan finished 296th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:23:20.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 3:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:02, behind 93% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,189 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:03 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 4:16v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 6:06v median +0:56
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:34v median +0:59
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 6:37v median +1:01
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:40v median +0:50
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:23v median +0:39
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 6:26v median +0:42
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 5:14v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 399
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 399 men's teams who finished.