The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kian Jones & Marc Sheriff finished 659th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:24:10.
Legs and stations told different stories: 29% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:33. The race faded late: the second half went 5:22 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 7:53Running 1 3:51v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:15v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:44v median +0:24
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 6:00v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:59v median +0:28
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 6:29v median +1:00
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Block 07 12:01Running 7 6:38v median +1:07
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 5:22v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.