The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Calum McDonald finished 347th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:13:49, faster than 76% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 57% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:39 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 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. 0:08 slower than at Frankfurt 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:25v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 5:04v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:18v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:22v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:27v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:20v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 5:29v median +0:01
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 4:33v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
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.