The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:42 at Manchester 2026 put Alistair Paton & Michael Dowthwaite 268th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:06Running 1 4:12v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:45v median +0:35
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 5:58v median +0:23
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 6:06v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:19v median +0:29
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:18v median +0:34
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 6:34v median +0:50
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 5:42v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.