The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Pro division at Manchester 2026, Declan Smith & Gavin Jones crossed the line in 1:00:53: 78th of 279 men's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:39 quicker than the median and 55th of 279. Stronger after halfway: 1:29 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 6:59Running 1 3:14v median +0:05
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 4:21v median −0:09
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:30v median −0:20
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 4:33v median −0:18
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 4:30v median −0:27
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:26v median −0:24
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Block 07 7:27Running 7 4:29v median −0:29
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Block 08 7:30Running 8 3:38v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:40
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.