The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Rory Edwards crossed the line in 1:10:49: 240th of 1,463 men, faster than 84% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:04 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:23 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 7:17Running 1 3:07v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:15v median −0:49
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:44v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 5:00v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:53v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:44v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:53v median −0:35
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Block 08 9:16Running 8 4:23v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.