The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Holding & Matt Latham finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 59:24 for 59th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 6:37Running 1 2:50v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 4:01v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 4:28v median −0:52
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Block 04 7:12Running 4 4:12v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 4:12v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:14v median −1:15
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Block 07 7:03Running 7 4:17v median −1:14
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Block 08 7:27Running 8 3:43v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
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.