The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Rhys Thomas crossed the line in 1:20:45: 219th of 551 men, faster than 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:03 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:29v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:52v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:57v median −0:30
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:01v median −0:30
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:09v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:08v median −0:28
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 4:51v median −0:45
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Block 08 14:26Running 8 4:19v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.