The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alec Musson & Mark Castick finished 374th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:37:30.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:37. A harder second half: 6:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:10, behind 94% of the field.
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 8:39Running 1 4:22v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 6:24v median +1:14
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 6:37v median +1:02
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 6:35v median +0:59
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 6:42v median +0:52
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 7:05v median +1:21
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 7:25v median +1:41
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Block 08 15:32Running 8 8:29v median +3:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
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.