The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Langley & John Townsend won the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026 in 50:57, first of 794 men's teams.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:33 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:53, was faster than 99% of the field.
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 6:05Running 1 2:34v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:10Running 2 3:50v median −1:11
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Block 03 5:59Running 3 3:55v median −1:25
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Block 04 5:31Running 4 3:51v median −1:32
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Block 05 7:41Running 5 4:03v median −1:28
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Block 06 5:10Running 6 3:57v median −1:32
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Block 07 6:10Running 7 3:56v median −1:35
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Block 08 6:26Running 8 3:08v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 788
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 788 men's teams who finished.