The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Sam O’Brien crossed the line in 1:21:05: 220th of 529 men, faster than 58% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:46 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:13Running 1 4:45v median +1:09
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:31v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 4:49v median −0:34
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:19v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:17v median −0:22
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:22v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 5:13v median −0:17
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 4:15v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.