The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Birkenhead & Dan Clarke finished 323rd of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:27:36.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:49. A harder second half: 3:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:05Running 1 4:07v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 6:08v median +0:58
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 6:19v median +0:46
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 6:33v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:47v median +0:57
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 7:09v median +1:25
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 6:57v median +1:16
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 5:55v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.