The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jordan Ripley finished 84th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:11:22, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:34, was faster than 96% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:06v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:25v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:31v median −0:56
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:33v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:38v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:37v median −0:59
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 4:39v median −0:57
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 3:53v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:34
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.