The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Alexander Towle crossed the line in 1:15:26: 138th of 529 men, faster than 74% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 3:16v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:36v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:21v median −0:02
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:19v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:21v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:16v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:04v median −0:26
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 4:10v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
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.