The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lee O'connor & Gavin Darmanin finished 269th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:20:42.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. The farmers carry was where this race was made, 1:07 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:01Running 1 3:08v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 4:26v median −0:44
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 8:02v median +2:29
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 7:58v median +2:20
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 8:04v median +2:14
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 8:01v median +2:17
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 8:11v median +2:30
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Block 08 8:12Running 8 3:52v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.