The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:20 at Manchester 2026 put Luke Webb & Ryan Ford 768th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 7:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:54, behind 95% 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 8:09Running 1 4:24v median +0:50
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Block 02 10:02Running 2 7:50v median +2:49
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 8:33v median +3:13
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 8:31v median +3:08
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Block 05 13:48Running 5 9:12v median +3:41
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Block 06 10:46Running 6 9:01v median +3:32
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Block 07 14:29Running 7 9:29v median +3:58
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 8:07v median +3:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.