The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Conor Henry & David Otoole finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 53:13 for 3rd of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:23 quicker than the median and 27th of 794. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:05, was faster than 99% 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 5:55Running 1 2:30v median −1:04
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Block 02 5:16Running 2 3:48v median −1:13
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Block 03 6:11Running 3 4:04v median −1:16
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Block 04 6:28Running 4 4:05v median −1:18
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Block 05 7:54Running 5 4:05v median −1:26
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 4:14v median −1:15
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Block 07 6:23Running 7 4:12v median −1:19
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Block 08 6:34Running 8 3:23v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:05
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.