The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Daniels & Matthew Daniels finished 559th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:17:48.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 26% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:02 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 7:42Running 1 4:02v median +0:28
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 5:39v median +0:38
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 5:55v median +0:35
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 6:05v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 6:16v median +0:45
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 6:33v median +1:04
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 6:28v median +0:57
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 4:53v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:02
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.