The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Lees & Aaron Duffy finished 390th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:44:38.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:35. A harder second half: 6:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:00, behind 99% 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 8:31Running 1 4:24v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 6:15v median +1:05
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 6:41v median +1:06
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Block 04 13:17Running 4 6:36v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:36v median +0:46
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 6:34v median +0:50
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 6:29v median +0:45
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Block 08 18:38Running 8 5:37v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:00
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.