The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alex Barlow at Manchester 2026: 1:07:53, 46th of 551 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:05 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:41, ahead of 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Manchester 2024 were 2:38 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:57Running 1 2:56v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:07v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:37v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:37v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:46v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:39v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:40v median −0:56
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 4:09v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.