The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Roberts finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:03:08 for 52nd of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:29 quicker than the median and 96th of 1,463. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:42 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:23, ahead of 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. 2:50 faster than at Stuttgart 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 2:59v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:13v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:08v median −1:18
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:15v median −1:12
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:27v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:22v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 4:24v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:15Running 8 3:47v median −0:54
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.