The race, in three figures
The race, in words
john fairbrother finished 286th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:25:57.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:42. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:15Running 1 3:52v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:09v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:21v median −0:06
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 5:35v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:43v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:41v median +0:05
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 5:44v median +0:08
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 4:39v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
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.