The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Alistair Rutherford & Allen Rutherford crossed the line in 1:10:17: 371st of 794 men's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:52 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 better against the middle of the field 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 8:45Running 1 4:50v median +1:16
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:33v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:59v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:55v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 5:02v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 5:03v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:06v median −0:25
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Block 08 8:51Running 8 4:07v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
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.