The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Luke Buckland & George Whelan-Davis at Manchester 2026: 55:59, 19th of 279 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:02, was faster than 97% of the field.
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 6:13Running 1 2:41v median −0:28
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Block 02 5:25Running 2 3:44v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:19Running 3 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 04 6:53Running 4 4:05v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 4:08v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 4:05v median −0:45
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Block 07 6:49Running 7 4:10v median −0:48
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Block 08 6:51Running 8 3:24v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 278
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 278 men's teams who finished.