The race, in three figures
The race, in words
59:01 at Manchester 2026 won the 35–39 age group for Shane Mc Gowan, first of 285.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:18 quicker than the median and 9th of 1,463. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:23, was faster than 98% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both. 2:08 slower than at Berlin 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:46Running 1 2:49v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 3:56v median −1:08
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Block 03 6:46Running 3 3:58v median −1:28
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Block 04 7:35Running 4 4:09v median −1:18
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 4:07v median −1:29
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:59v median −1:31
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Block 07 7:28Running 7 4:15v median −1:13
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Block 08 7:09Running 8 3:30v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.