The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Joey Guy & Matthew Symons crossed the line in 1:06:20: 248th of 794 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:03 more than the average race this season, going by 1,189 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 3:35v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:34v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 4:53v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 5:00v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 5:05v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:58v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:55v median −0:36
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Block 08 7:55Running 8 4:03v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:52
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.