The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alastair Murray took 2nd of 23 in the 50–54 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:09:13.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. The sled push was the standout, 0:49 quicker than the median and 8th of 529. Quick through the roxzone: 3:58, ahead of 87% of the field.
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 7:07Running 1 2:52v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:02v median −1:03
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:12v median −1:11
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 4:14v median −1:15
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:27v median −1:12
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:26v median −1:05
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 4:23v median −1:07
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 3:37v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:58
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.