The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:20 at Manchester 2026 put Matthew Smith & Phil Keating 360th of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:15 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:54Running 1 4:44v median +0:57
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Block 02 10:57Running 2 9:21v median +4:11
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 9:30v median +3:57
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 6:52v median +1:14
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 7:21v median +1:31
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Block 06 9:25Running 6 7:28v median +1:44
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Block 07 12:28Running 7 7:33v median +1:52
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 6:26v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.