The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:07 at Manchester 2026 put Paul Butler & Nick Francis-King 364th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:51, behind 92% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:03 more than the average race this season, going by 1,189 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 6:11v median +2:25
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:41v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 7:13v median +1:38
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 6:35v median +0:59
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Block 05 13:01Running 5 8:06v median +2:16
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 7:17v median +1:33
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 7:28v median +1:44
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 6:29v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.