The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Joe Bell & Craig Rook crossed the line in 1:10:35: 381st of 794 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:35 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 6:54Running 1 3:14v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 5:00v median −0:01
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:20v median +0:00
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 5:13v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:14v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:06v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 5:09v median −0:22
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Block 08 8:18Running 8 4:08v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.