The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tommy Neeld & Oli Waters finished 426th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:12:03.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:55 quicker than the median and 9th of 794. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 4:04v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:22v median +0:21
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 5:36v median +0:16
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:33v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:34v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:36v median +0:07
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 5:37v median +0:06
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 4:26v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.