The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:06:35 at Manchester 2026 put Thomas Gilbert & Oliver Brook 257th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:56. 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 6:59Running 1 3:06v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:38v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:59v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 4:53v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:55v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:55v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:51v median −0:40
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Block 08 7:54Running 8 4:01v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
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.