The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Currie finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:03:15 for 54th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:29 quicker than the median and 95th of 1,463. Stronger after halfway: 3:27 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:32, was faster than 96% 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. 3:17 faster than at Doha 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:56Running 1 2:51v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:00v median −1:04
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:07v median −1:19
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:12v median −1:15
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:20v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:18v median −1:12
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:15v median −1:13
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Block 08 7:54Running 8 3:26v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
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.