The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:56 at Manchester 2026 put Sam Strothers 318th of 529 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:58 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:53Running 1 4:03v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:41v median +0:36
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 6:00v median +0:37
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 5:54v median +0:25
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:57v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:48v median +0:17
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 5:51v median +0:21
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 4:55v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.