The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew George finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:04:13 for 66th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:26 quicker than the median and 110th of 1,463. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:31, was faster than 96% 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. 0:07 faster than at Geneva 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:53Running 1 2:51v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:05v median −0:59
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:07v median −1:19
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 4:13v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:14v median −1:22
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:15v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:16v median −1:12
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Block 08 7:56Running 8 3:25v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:31
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.