The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Adam Caesari crossed the line in 1:08:51: 176th of 1,463 men, faster than 88% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:35 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:40Running 1 2:56v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:20v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:37v median −0:49
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 4:38v median −0:49
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 6:04v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 6:12v median +0:42
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 6:24v median +0:56
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Block 08 8:19Running 8 4:57v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.