The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:08 at Manchester 2026 put Martyn Gill 296th of 551 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:25 quicker than the median and 121st of 551. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 5:10v median +1:34
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:04v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:26v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:25v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:21v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:33v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 5:36v median +0:00
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Block 08 17:06Running 8 7:04v median +2:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.