The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cyril Williamson finished 293rd of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:27:04.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:23. A harder second half: 11:36 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 8:09Running 1 3:22v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:33v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:40v median −0:43
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 4:48v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:58v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 4:49v median −0:42
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 5:01v median −0:29
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Block 08 20:29Running 8 5:58v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:17
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.