The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, James Price & Richard O'Hara crossed the line in 1:07:56: 296th of 794 men's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 56% on the runs. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:19 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better 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 7:28Running 1 3:47v median +0:13
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 5:20v median +0:00
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 5:15v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 5:18v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:14v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 5:30v median −0:01
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Block 08 8:24Running 8 4:21v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
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.