The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Eddie Smith & Tom Clements crossed the line in 1:13:10: 180th of 398 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:37 quicker than the median and 71st of 398.
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 8:12Running 1 4:04v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 5:31v median +0:21
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 5:52v median +0:19
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 5:48v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:50v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:48v median +0:04
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 5:43v median +0:02
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 6:51v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
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.