The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Russell Newlove finished 350th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:31:59.
The runs carried this race: faster than 45% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:39Running 1 3:42v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:20v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:45v median +0:22
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:42v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:51v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:42v median +0:11
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 5:47v median +0:17
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Block 08 18:27Running 8 4:51v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
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.