The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:38 at Manchester 2026 put Paul Lacey & Mark Lyon-Maris 333rd of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:16. The race faded late: the second half went 1:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:01, behind 95% 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 8:29Running 1 4:05v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:37v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 6:00v median +0:27
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 6:10v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:31v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 6:39v median +0:55
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 6:51v median +1:10
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 5:45v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:01
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.