The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Shelley finished 312th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:28:33.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:26 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:28 worse 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 7:52Running 1 3:33v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:01v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:23v median −0:04
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 5:31v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:49v median +0:08
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 5:56v median +0:20
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 6:15v median +0:39
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Block 08 13:51Running 8 5:21v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.