The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Knott & Matthew Harrison finished 113th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:08:21, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 74% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:06 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:58 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 7:29Running 1 3:28v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:58v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 5:03v median −0:30
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 5:18v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:10v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:58v median −0:46
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Block 07 6:37Running 7 5:03v median −0:38
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Block 08 8:45Running 8 4:31v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 391
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 391 men's teams who finished.