The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:02 at Manchester 2026 put Thomas Lynch & Ben Lynch 331st of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:12 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:32v median +0:46
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 6:22v median +1:12
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 6:35v median +1:00
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 6:59v median +1:23
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 7:36v median +1:46
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 7:32v median +1:48
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 7:39v median +1:55
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 6:22v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 399
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 399 men's teams who finished.