The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Iain Griffiths finished 117th of 130 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:32:30.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:35. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:29, behind 87% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 330 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:56 slower here than at their other races. 7:22 slower than at Madrid 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:30Running 1 3:12v median +0:11
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Block 02 10:11Running 2 4:57v median +0:34
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 5:35v median +0:51
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 5:36v median +0:49
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:21v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:11v median +0:22
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 5:18v median +0:28
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 4:50v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.