The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Sykes & Craig Knightley finished 232nd of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:17:32.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. The sled push was the standout, 0:38 quicker than the median and 1st of 404. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 better 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 9:25Running 1 5:43v median +1:57
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:57v median +0:47
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 6:32v median +0:57
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 6:26v median +0:50
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 6:29v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 6:22v median +0:38
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 6:44v median +1:00
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 5:10v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 399
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 399 men's teams who finished.