The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:54 at Manchester 2026 put Garth Spencer 228th of 529 men in the Open division, ahead of 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:05 quicker than the median and 124th of 529. A harder second half: 2:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:14v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:38v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 5:06v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 5:09v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:23v median −0:16
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:18v median −0:13
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Block 07 11:44Running 7 5:17v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 4:38v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.