The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Johnny Fitzharris at Manchester 2026: 1:08:31, 54th of 529 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:29 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:52, ahead of 90% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both. That was 0:59 off the time at Verona 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:30Running 1 3:02v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:21v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:44v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:45v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:53v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:35v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 4:48v median −0:42
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Block 08 9:35Running 8 3:55v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:52
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.