The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Matt Soulsby crossed the line in 1:12:57: 98th of 529 men, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:42 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:35Running 1 3:11v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:31v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:09v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 4:59v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:06v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 4:54v median −0:36
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 4:05v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.