The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Jackson & Jason Tolley finished 326th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:27:15.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:47, behind 86% of the field.
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 8:15Running 1 4:24v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 6:06v median +0:56
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 6:29v median +0:54
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 7:08v median +1:32
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 7:09v median +1:19
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Block 06 9:45Running 6 7:47v median +2:03
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Block 07 11:42Running 7 7:13v median +1:29
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 5:26v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.