The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Ashley Smith crossed the line in 1:14:43: 383rd of 1,463 men, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:55 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:35Running 1 3:18v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:37v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:35v median −0:52
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:38v median −0:58
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:41v median −0:49
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 4:46v median −0:42
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 3:54v median −0:47
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.