The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Callum Turner & Joshua Lemm at Manchester 2026: 59:49, 69th of 794 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:23, was faster than 94% 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 6:41Running 1 2:41v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 4:08v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:33v median −0:47
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Block 04 6:46Running 4 4:17v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:15v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:05v median −1:24
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 4:08v median −1:23
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Block 08 7:19Running 8 3:24v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:23
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.