The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Freestone & Rhys Nicholas finished 542nd of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:16:57.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:31. The race faded late: the second half went 2:25 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 7:59Running 1 3:54v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:30v median +0:29
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 6:00v median +0:40
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 5:50v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 6:07v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 6:03v median +0:34
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:59v median +0:28
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 4:46v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.