The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Edwards & Sean Walsh finished 714th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:29:52.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 6:55 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 8:15Running 1 4:06v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 6:41v median +1:40
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 7:54v median +2:34
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Block 04 11:09Running 4 7:47v median +2:24
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 7:42v median +2:11
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 7:37v median +2:08
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 8:05v median +2:34
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 6:59v median +2:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.