The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Clair finished 95th of 121 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:24:58.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 5:51. Stronger after halfway: 5:07 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 2:52v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 4:12v median −0:11
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Block 03 16:11Running 3 5:11v median +0:27
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 4:52v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:44v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:45v median +0:00
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 4:53v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 4:25v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
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.