The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Beaston finished 108th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:13:08, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. The sled push was where this race was made, 0:55 ahead of the median. Quick through the roxzone: 3:52, ahead of 90% of the field.
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 3:16v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:22v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 4:38v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:36v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:48v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:33v median −1:03
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 4:30v median −1:06
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 3:44v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.