The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adam Beattie & Jason Rutherford finished 777th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:44:59.
A station race more than a running one: 24% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:25, behind 90% 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 7:44Running 1 3:45v median +0:11
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Block 02 10:36Running 2 9:08v median +4:07
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Block 03 12:49Running 3 9:33v median +4:13
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Block 04 14:09Running 4 9:44v median +4:21
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Block 05 15:24Running 5 10:13v median +4:42
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Block 06 11:56Running 6 9:55v median +4:26
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Block 07 13:58Running 7 10:05v median +4:34
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 6:45v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.