The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carl Birtwistle & Will Owens finished 764th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:40:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:13 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:38, behind 95% of the field.
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 8:24Running 1 4:31v median +0:57
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 6:41v median +1:40
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 7:29v median +2:09
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Block 04 14:10Running 4 8:44v median +3:21
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Block 05 13:40Running 5 8:44v median +3:13
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 8:04v median +2:35
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Block 07 13:12Running 7 8:16v median +2:45
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 7:05v median +2:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.