The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:51 at Manchester 2026 put Rob Foster & Steve Cox 325th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 59% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:43Running 1 3:35v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:49v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 5:31v median +0:11
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 5:15v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:13v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:11v median −0:18
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 5:13v median −0:18
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Block 08 8:25Running 8 4:12v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
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.