The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Martindale finished 23rd of 130 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:04:04, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:02 ahead of the median. Time in the roxzone, 3:25, was faster than 87% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:56 more than the average race this season, going by 330 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:26Running 1 2:36v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 3:38v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 3:58v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 3:56v median −0:51
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Block 05 7:57Running 5 3:57v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:02v median −0:47
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:02v median −0:48
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 3:27v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 129
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 129 men who finished.