The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Paul Crossley at Manchester 2026: 1:02:54, 15th of 529 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:33 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:38 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:23, ahead of 98% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 2:47v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 3:38v median −1:27
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Block 03 6:50Running 3 3:42v median −1:41
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 3:53v median −1:36
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:04v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:52v median −1:39
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 3:50v median −1:40
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 3:30v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.