The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Eamonn Brannigan crossed the line in 1:08:59: 57th of 529 men, faster than 89% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 74% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:19 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 3:49, was faster than 91% 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. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Eamonn Brannigan.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:17Running 1 2:56v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:01v median −1:04
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:18v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:18v median −1:11
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:22v median −1:17
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:22v median −1:09
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 4:19v median −1:11
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 3:41v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:49
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.