The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Leaver finished 250th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:11:14, faster than 83% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 69% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:09 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:58 better against the middle of the field 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 7:58Running 1 3:39v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:03v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:14v median −0:12
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 5:06v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 5:08v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:46v median −0:44
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 4:56v median −0:32
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 4:09v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.