The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Merrill & Ben Ellwood finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 57:09 for 31st of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:30 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:21, ahead of 95% 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 6:25Running 1 2:48v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:31Running 2 3:52v median −1:09
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 4:02v median −1:18
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Block 04 6:49Running 4 4:01v median −1:22
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 4:03v median −1:28
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:10v median −1:19
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Block 07 7:26Running 7 4:11v median −1:20
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Block 08 7:06Running 8 3:19v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:21
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.