The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Marc Wright crossed the line in 1:22:54: 247th of 529 men, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:23 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:10 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 8:30Running 1 3:56v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 5:32v median +0:27
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:46v median +0:23
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 5:50v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:52v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:52v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 5:48v median +0:18
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 4:46v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
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.