The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:28 at Manchester 2026 put Matt Kirkby 289th of 551 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. The farmers carry cost the most time: 2:59 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 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 8:13Running 1 3:46v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:09v median +0:05
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:19v median −0:08
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 5:33v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:32v median −0:09
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Block 06 10:38Running 6 5:29v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 5:23v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 4:33v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
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.