The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Davies & Cai Rogers finished 317th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:26:02.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:37, behind 92% of the field.
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 8:35Running 1 4:27v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 6:45v median +1:35
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 7:30v median +1:55
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 8:12v median +2:36
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 7:41v median +1:51
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 6:36v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 6:38v median +0:54
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 5:00v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 399
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 399 men's teams who finished.