The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Alex Griffiths crossed the line in 1:13:50: 127th of 551 men, faster than 77% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 93% of the field across all eight, against 72% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 3:20 ahead of the median.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21. That was 3:13 off the time at Madrid 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:22Running 1 3:12v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:33v median −0:31
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 5:00v median −0:27
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Block 04 7:25Running 4 5:02v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:14v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:10v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:16v median −0:20
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 4:22v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.