The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Roberts & Richard Roberts finished 119th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:02:16, faster than 85% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:40 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:18 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:28, was faster than 91% of the field.
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 6:26Running 1 2:51v median −0:43
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 7:41v median +2:40
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 4:19v median −1:01
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 4:13v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:21v median −1:10
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:21v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:30Running 7 4:36v median −0:55
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Block 08 7:24Running 8 3:46v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 788
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 788 men's teams who finished.