The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zack Brierley finished 134th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:15:19, faster than 75% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:33 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:39 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:51v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:30v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:40v median +0:17
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 5:32v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:46v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:24v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:18v median −0:12
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 4:23v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.