The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kobe Avery finished 182nd of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:18:33, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:01 quicker than the median and 24th of 529. Paced to finish: the second half went 8:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:49Running 1 3:33v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:00v median −0:05
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 5:03v median −0:20
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 8:21v median +2:52
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 5:02v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:13v median −0:18
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 5:07v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 4:25v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.