The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam Hughes & Eliashib Ahoua finished 338th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:29:20.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. A harder second half: 6:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:33, behind 85% 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 7:33Running 1 3:59v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:41v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 7:02v median +1:29
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 7:38v median +2:00
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Block 05 13:49Running 5 9:34v median +3:44
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 8:01v median +2:17
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 8:11v median +2:30
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 6:44v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.