The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Mark Gray & Rob Turner crossed the line in 1:12:07: 164th of 404 men's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:22. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 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 7:28Running 1 3:26v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:47v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 5:01v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:12v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:21v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:28v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:23v median −0:21
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Block 08 8:37Running 8 4:25v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
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.