The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Jack Forth & Tom Riddell crossed the line in 1:07:32: 286th of 794 men's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:04 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 6:47Running 1 3:00v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:30v median −0:31
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:57v median −0:23
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:56v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:16v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:14v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:19v median −0:12
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Block 08 8:04Running 8 4:11v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
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.