The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Wood & Tony Pye finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 59:27 for 61st of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:38 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 6:48Running 1 3:02v median −0:32
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 4:09v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:23v median −0:57
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Block 04 6:59Running 4 4:23v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:25v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 4:22v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 4:27v median −1:04
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Block 08 7:14Running 8 3:35v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:47
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.