The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Stokes finished 105th of 130 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:26:50.
The runs carried this race: faster than 39% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 10% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:42 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:56.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:12v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 4:32v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:02v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 5:14v median +0:27
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:58v median +0:09
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 5:07v median +0:17
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Block 08 16:25Running 8 4:17v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 129
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 129 men who finished.