The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Howe & Matt Plumridge finished 592nd of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:19:45.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 12% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 6:56 in the roxzone was slower than 86% 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 8:03Running 1 3:45v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:08v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:28v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 5:34v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:55v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:50v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:45v median +0:14
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 4:48v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:56
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.