The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:12 at Manchester 2026 put Adam Byers 364th of 529 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:34 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 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 8:51Running 1 4:16v median +0:40
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Block 02 11:49Running 2 8:48v median +3:43
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:38v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 5:55v median +0:26
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:39v median +1:00
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 6:32v median +1:01
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 6:20v median +0:50
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 5:45v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.