The race, in three figures
The race, in words
59:26 at Manchester 2026 put Anthony Towler & Ben Spilman 13th of 53 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division, ahead of 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:37 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 227 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:16 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:18Running 1 2:48v median −0:19
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:53v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 3:56v median −0:53
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Block 04 6:34Running 4 3:55v median −0:53
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Block 05 7:54Running 5 3:57v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 3:58v median −0:52
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 3:57v median −0:59
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Block 08 7:09Running 8 3:17v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:44
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.