The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Mark Thornton & Alex Ross crossed the line in 1:09:45: 354th of 794 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Stronger after halfway: 1:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:32Running 1 3:42v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 5:08v median +0:07
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 5:23v median +0:03
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 5:30v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:29v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:23v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:36v median +0:05
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 4:29v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:21
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.