The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Gerard Mccoy & Tom Howley crossed the line in 1:09:33: 131st of 398 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:33 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 6:54Running 1 3:08v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:35v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:41v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:51v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:51v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 5:01v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 5:09v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:17v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.