The race, in three figures
The race, in words
sean mcfarlane finished 224th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:21:03, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:49. The race faded late: the second half went 3:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:15Running 1 2:57v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:01v median −0:26
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 4:46v median −0:45
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:08v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:54v median −0:42
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:02v median −0:34
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 4:34v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.