The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Rob Whittaker & Lewis Matthews at Manchester 2026: 57:12, 5th of 53 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:36 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:14, ahead of 87% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:16 more than the average race this season, going by 227 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:17Running 1 2:44v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:55v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:06v median −0:43
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Block 04 6:19Running 4 4:02v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:07Running 5 4:03v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:02v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:08Running 7 4:02v median −0:54
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Block 08 7:07Running 8 3:21v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 53
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 53 men's teams who finished.