The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Reece Giles finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:02:23 for 39th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:24 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:11 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:26, was faster than 97% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:11Running 1 3:00v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:12v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 4:16v median −1:10
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 4:15v median −1:12
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:19v median −1:17
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:22v median −1:08
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:24v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:14Running 8 3:40v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:26
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.