The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Matthew Rowson & Mathew Duncan crossed the line in 1:10:36: 382nd of 794 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:42 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 7:05Running 1 3:22v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:39v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 5:08v median −0:12
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 5:15v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:21v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:29v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:26v median −0:05
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Block 08 8:47Running 8 4:24v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.