The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Matt Otter & Ben Weatherley crossed the line in 1:10:52: 155th of 398 men's teams, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 98% of the field beaten on the stations, against 40% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:10 quicker than the median and 26th of 398. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:57 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:03 more than the average race this season, going by 1,189 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:28Running 1 3:51v median +0:04
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 5:02v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 8:23v median +2:50
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 8:16v median +2:38
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 5:12v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 5:04v median −0:40
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 5:10v median −0:31
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Block 08 7:53Running 8 4:09v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
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.