The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kyle Hignett & Josh Taylor finished 397th of 404 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:50:41.
A station race more than a running one: 24% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. 18:07 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
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
-
Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:25v median +0:39
-
Block 02 8:36Running 2 6:51v median +1:41
-
Block 03 14:40Running 3 10:14v median +4:39
-
Block 04 10:31Running 4 7:56v median +2:20
-
Block 05 12:45Running 5 7:56v median +2:06
-
Block 06 9:03Running 6 7:29v median +1:45
-
Block 07 12:40Running 7 7:29v median +1:45
-
Block 08 15:57Running 8 10:30v median +5:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:07
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.