The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew George & Brad Walsh finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 57:56 for 9th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:44 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:32, ahead of 95% 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 6:15Running 1 2:45v median −1:01
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Block 02 5:21Running 2 3:52v median −1:18
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 4:05v median −1:30
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Block 04 7:02Running 4 4:09v median −1:27
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:19v median −1:31
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:19v median −1:25
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Block 07 7:20Running 7 4:19v median −1:25
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Block 08 7:23Running 8 3:33v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 399
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 399 men's teams who finished.