The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:08 at Manchester 2026 put Sam Smith & John Speakman 303rd of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
A harder second half: 1:28 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 6:50Running 1 3:08v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:34v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:58v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 5:10v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:34v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:25v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:23v median −0:08
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 4:33v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 788
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 788 men's teams who finished.