The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:17 at Manchester 2026 put Leon Vaughan 251st of 1,463 men in the Open division, ahead of 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:53 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:50, was faster than 89% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:11Running 1 3:03v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:19v median −0:45
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:42v median −0:44
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:32v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:38v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:31v median −0:59
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:25v median −1:03
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Block 08 9:02Running 8 3:43v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:50
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.