The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Gavin Gilchrist crossed the line in 1:19:06: 192nd of 529 men, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:19 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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. That was 3:28 off the time at Rio de Janeiro 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:28Running 1 3:14v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:34v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:48v median −0:35
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:55v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:03v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:06v median −0:25
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 5:02v median −0:28
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 4:10v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.