The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Tomlinson finished 299th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:12:47, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 61% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:19 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:48, ahead of 90% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:36Running 1 3:06v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:21v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:43v median −0:43
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:44v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:03v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:24v median −1:06
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 4:31v median −0:57
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 3:52v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:48
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.