The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adrian Smith & Simon Bell finished 718th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:30:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:14 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 8:34Running 1 4:00v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:50v median +0:49
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Block 03 11:35Running 3 5:52v median +0:32
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 6:00v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:04v median +0:33
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:03v median +0:34
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 6:05v median +0:34
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Block 08 13:15Running 8 5:08v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.