The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Rushton finished 307th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:13:00, faster than 79% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:54 quicker than the median and 229th of 1,463. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both. That was 5:14 off the time at Madrid 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 3:14v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:32v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:45v median −0:41
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:50v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:58v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:03v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:03v median −0:25
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 4:16v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.