The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Lee Sharrock at Manchester 2026: 1:07:47, 141st of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:18 quicker than the median and 213th of 1,463. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:45, was faster than 91% 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 7:10Running 1 3:00v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:24v median −0:40
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:37v median −0:49
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:26v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:41v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:30v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:25v median −1:03
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 3:47v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.