The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damien Brook & Mike Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:01:04 for 23rd of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:53 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:23, was faster than 97% 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 6:39Running 1 3:05v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:27v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 4:38v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:43v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:50v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:48v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 4:49v median −0:55
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Block 08 7:26Running 8 3:53v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:23
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.