The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Kieran Platt & Cole Masters at Manchester 2026: 1:01:54, 31st of 398 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:17, ahead of 99% of the field.
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 6:18Running 1 2:35v median −1:12
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:55v median −1:15
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 4:17v median −1:16
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Block 04 6:46Running 4 4:16v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 4:22v median −1:28
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:27v median −1:17
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 4:28v median −1:13
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 5:09v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 391
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 391 men's teams who finished.