The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:28:08 at Manchester 2026 put Tony Watson & Dale Townshend 794th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:18 slower than the median. A harder second half: 10:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:12, behind 99% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:03 more than the average race this season, going by 1,189 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:43Running 1 7:38v median +4:04
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Block 02 14:07Running 2 12:32v median +7:31
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Block 03 17:44Running 3 13:09v median +7:49
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Block 04 18:37Running 4 13:34v median +8:11
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Block 05 18:25Running 5 13:30v median +7:59
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Block 06 16:12Running 6 13:55v median +8:26
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Block 07 21:57Running 7 14:05v median +8:34
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Block 08 18:18Running 8 11:35v median +7:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:12
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.