The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Colin Newton & Joseph Muscat finished 257th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:19:23.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:36 quicker than the median and 39th of 398. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:04Running 1 4:08v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:42v median +0:32
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 6:11v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 6:33v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:47v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 6:32v median +0:48
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 6:33v median +0:52
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Block 08 9:16Running 8 5:23v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.