The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Scott Highlands finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:02:31 for 42nd of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:40 quicker than the median and 61st of 1,463. Stronger after halfway: 1:33 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:28, was faster than 97% 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. That was 2:59 off the time at Katowice 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 7:06Running 1 2:50v median −0:44
-
Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:00v median −1:04
-
Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:15v median −1:11
-
Block 04 6:52Running 4 4:09v median −1:18
-
Block 05 8:21Running 5 4:08v median −1:28
-
Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:39v median +0:09
-
Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:06v median −1:22
-
Block 08 8:00Running 8 3:25v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:28
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.