The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Pearson finished 180th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:17:43, faster than 67% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:42 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:30 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:06 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 8:32Running 1 3:46v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:13v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 5:14v median −0:13
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 5:16v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:14v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:18v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:11v median −0:25
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 4:12v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.