The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Rutter & Glynn Blackhurst finished 225th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:05:41, faster than 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 89% of the field across all eight, against 67% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:55 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:39 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 6:58Running 1 3:17v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:42v median −0:19
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:41v median −0:39
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 5:05v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:17v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 5:07v median −0:22
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 5:23v median −0:08
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 4:23v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.