The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Wight & Paul England finished 55th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:03:59, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:44 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,189 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:03 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:56Running 1 3:07v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:22v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:55v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 4:45v median −0:53
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:52v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 5:02v median −0:42
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 4:55v median −0:46
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Block 08 7:48Running 8 4:00v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
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.