The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ed Parkes & Jay Houghton finished 121st of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:08:39, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:56. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 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 7:11Running 1 3:22v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:43v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:59v median −0:36
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 5:13v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:25v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:06v median −0:38
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:07v median −0:37
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Block 08 7:51Running 8 4:16v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 399
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 399 men's teams who finished.