The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Kieran Yates & Joseph Leader at Manchester 2026: 51:22, 2nd of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:06 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:52, 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 5:54Running 1 2:34v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:04Running 2 3:38v median −1:23
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Block 03 5:53Running 3 3:52v median −1:28
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Block 04 6:10Running 4 3:49v median −1:34
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Block 05 7:54Running 5 3:58v median −1:33
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Block 06 5:03Running 6 3:45v median −1:44
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Block 07 6:19Running 7 3:51v median −1:40
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Block 08 6:21Running 8 3:03v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:52
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.