The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Romer finished 260th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:23:53, faster than 53% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:44 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better 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 8:13Running 1 3:39v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 5:02v median −0:02
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:04v median −0:23
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:14v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:26v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:23v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 5:10v median −0:26
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 4:15v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.