The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Fergus finished 331st of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:29:55.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:08 quicker than the median and 110th of 551. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:29 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:25Running 1 3:58v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:29v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:43v median +0:16
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 7:03v median +1:32
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:40v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:43v median +0:07
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 5:40v median +0:04
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Block 08 17:10Running 8 6:37v median +1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.