The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sam Williams & Daniel Edwards at Manchester 2026: 1:02:19, 35th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:36 quicker than the median and 76th of 398. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:44, ahead of 90% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:03 more than the average race this season, going by 1,189 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:37Running 1 3:00v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:18v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:40v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 5:01v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:52v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:40v median −1:04
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Block 07 7:42Running 7 4:38v median −1:03
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Block 08 7:44Running 8 3:48v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 391
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 391 men's teams who finished.