The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike McLoughlin & Ell Gorst finished 526th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:16:10.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:46. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 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 6:47Running 1 3:00v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:48v median −0:13
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Block 03 12:41Running 3 8:53v median +3:33
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 5:56v median +0:33
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:34v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:39v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:40v median +0:09
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 4:42v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.