The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Iain Roberts & Tom Hill finished 97th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:01:21, faster than 88% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:01 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:19Running 1 3:30v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:41v median −0:20
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Block 03 6:59Running 3 4:38v median −0:42
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Block 04 7:23Running 4 4:34v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:35v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:31v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:10Running 7 4:37v median −0:54
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Block 08 7:36Running 8 3:51v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:17
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.