The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen McVeigh & Jamie Murray finished 437th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:12:17.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:11. A harder second half: 2:57 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 7:13Running 1 3:17v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:29v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:59v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 5:03v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:04v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:06v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 5:17v median −0:14
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 4:24v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.