The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Benedetti & Matthew Boulton finished 539th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:16:54.
Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first. 7:25 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:46v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:11v median +0:10
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 6:45v median +1:25
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 5:59v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:58v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:56v median +0:27
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 5:41v median +0:10
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 4:34v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.