The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Walker & Daniel Simpson finished 381st of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:47:23.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:14 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:13 in the roxzone was slower than 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 9:36Running 1 5:01v median +1:14
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 6:57v median +1:47
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 7:25v median +1:52
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Block 04 15:24Running 4 7:53v median +2:15
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Block 05 13:50Running 5 8:10v median +2:20
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Block 06 10:33Running 6 8:11v median +2:27
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 8:09v median +2:28
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Block 08 15:48Running 8 7:08v median +2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:13
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.