The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Matthew Perkins & John Coxon crossed the line in 1:05:57: 85th of 398 men's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:43 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:18 better against the middle of the field than before it. 7:32 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:24v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:36v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:44v median −0:49
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 4:53v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:50v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:47v median −0:57
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Block 07 6:40Running 7 4:43v median −0:58
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Block 08 7:42Running 8 3:46v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:32
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.