The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Blackwell finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:00:38 for 19th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:22, ahead of 98% 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. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Matthew Blackwell.
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 6:10Running 2 3:52v median −1:12
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 3:57v median −1:29
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:02v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 4:08v median −1:28
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:07v median −1:23
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:11v median −1:17
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Block 08 7:33Running 8 3:24v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:22
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.