The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Kitson finished 185th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:18:16, faster than 66% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:33 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:37 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 7:37Running 1 3:26v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:41v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:45v median +0:18
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 5:58v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:32v median −0:09
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:39v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 5:15v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 4:19v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.