The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Ross Mcgrath crossed the line in 1:12:05: 87th of 529 men, faster than 84% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:06 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:21v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:35v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:57v median −0:26
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:53v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 5:07v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:56v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:05v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 4:11v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
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.