The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:41 at Manchester 2026 put Michael Birchall & William Huntington 351st of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 worse 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 7:07Running 1 3:23v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:37v median −0:24
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 4:52v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 5:01v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:09v median −0:22
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 6:13v median +0:44
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 5:00v median −0:31
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:01v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
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.