The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Clarke finished 357th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:32:04.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:38 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:41 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 7:32Running 1 3:03v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:18v median −0:46
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 4:33v median −0:54
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Block 04 13:06Running 4 4:57v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 6:03v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:03v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 5:10v median −0:26
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Block 08 17:18Running 8 4:36v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.