The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:07:43 at Manchester 2026 put Sam Rowsell & Dan Farrell 290th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:11 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 6:40Running 1 3:01v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:21v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 4:58v median −0:22
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 5:04v median −0:19
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:44v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:41v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:52v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:31Running 8 4:03v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
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.