The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Lawrie Kidd & James Talbot crossed the line in 1:08:49: 323rd of 794 men's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:31 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:26Running 1 3:29v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:40v median −0:21
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:56v median −0:24
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 4:56v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:08v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:08v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 5:02v median −0:29
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:23v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.