The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Bridge & Chris Sumner finished 336th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:29:17.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:48 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 8:04Running 1 4:11v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 6:14v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 7:37v median +2:04
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 7:44v median +2:06
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 7:54v median +2:04
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Block 06 9:24Running 6 7:39v median +1:55
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 8:06v median +2:25
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 6:16v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.