The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rich Mitchell finished 282nd of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:26:14.
The farmers carry was the standout, 0:45 quicker than the median and 14th of 529. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:46 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:48 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 8:05Running 1 3:23v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:57v median −0:08
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Block 03 13:21Running 3 8:34v median +3:11
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 5:38v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:39v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:30v median −0:01
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 5:42v median +0:12
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 4:31v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.