The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Russell & Guy Russell finished 301st of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:24:46.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:52Running 1 4:11v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 6:21v median +1:11
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 6:44v median +1:11
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 6:47v median +1:09
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 7:09v median +1:19
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Block 06 9:09Running 6 7:14v median +1:30
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Block 07 11:42Running 7 7:33v median +1:52
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 6:13v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 391
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 391 men's teams who finished.