The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Blair & Lazlo Hamar finished 597th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:20:13.
A station race more than a running one: 59% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:41 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 8:47 better against the middle of the field 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 7:14Running 1 3:35v median +0:01
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Block 02 10:01Running 2 8:17v median +3:16
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 8:49v median +3:29
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 8:36v median +3:13
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:46v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:40v median +0:11
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:33v median +0:02
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 4:30v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.