The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Norman Cruickshank finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:05:27 for 32nd of 529 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:06 quicker than the median and 37th of 529. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 2:57v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 4:05v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:11v median −1:12
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Block 04 7:35Running 4 4:20v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:28v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:19v median −1:12
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:29v median −1:01
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 3:45v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.