The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Mark Parker crossed the line in 1:18:04: 173rd of 529 men, faster than 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:15 of the median.
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 7:26Running 1 3:13v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:30v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:46v median −0:37
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 4:54v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:11v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:08v median −0:23
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 5:11v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:23Running 8 4:24v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.