The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Max Dudley finished 396th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:36:45.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 12:30 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. That was 16:25 off the time at Rome 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:34v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:24v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:31v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:31v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:53v median +0:12
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Block 06 10:27Running 6 6:54v median +1:18
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Block 07 15:52Running 7 9:01v median +3:25
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Block 08 16:02Running 8 6:52v median +2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.