The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gaz Davies & Mark Skelly finished 144th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:10:25, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:16 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 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 9:12Running 1 5:19v median +1:32
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 5:02v median −0:08
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 5:11v median −0:22
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Block 04 7:35Running 4 5:32v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:25v median −0:25
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 7:03v median +1:19
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 5:23v median −0:18
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 4:17v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:21
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.