The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Copeland & Richard Ohara finished 687th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:26:37.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:12. A harder second half: 1:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:40Running 1 4:25v median +0:51
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 6:05v median +1:04
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 6:19v median +0:59
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 6:37v median +1:14
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:50v median +1:19
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:42v median +1:13
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 6:37v median +1:06
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 5:27v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.