The race, in three figures
The race, in words
chris templeman finished 79th of 121 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:20:40.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:50 quicker than the median and 26th of 121. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:01 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:59 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 330 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:56 slower here than at their other races. That was 2:45 off the time at Birmingham 2021.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:19v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:02v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:36Running 3 5:26v median +0:42
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 5:23v median +0:33
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:20v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:19v median +0:34
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 5:26v median +0:34
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 4:24v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 120
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 120 men who finished.