The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Gadd & Ben Goodall finished 229th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:16:48.
No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:10 of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:57 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:11Running 1 3:24v median −0:23
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 8:28v median +3:18
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 5:37v median +0:04
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 5:54v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:56v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:47v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 5:36v median −0:05
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 4:53v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 391
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 391 men's teams who finished.