The race, in three figures
Field beaten
85%
Runs
55%
Stations
Biggest gain
Wall Balls
−1:11
v median
426/1463
Rank
Biggest loss
200m Farmers Carry
+2:37
v median
1477/1463
Rank
The race, in words
Matthew Somers finished 396th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:15:03, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:11 on the median. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:37.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:23v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:29v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 4:44v median −0:42
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Block 04 8:47Running 4 4:34v median −0:53
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:42v median −0:54
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 4:45v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 4:45v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 3:53v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:34
0:11
0:23
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:22
0:05
0:17
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:21
0:03
0:18
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:29
0:07
0:22
B5 · 1000m Row
−2:03
7:57
−10:00
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
3:42
−6:52
10:34
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:08
0:41
0:27
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
Elsewhere
Other races by Matthew Somers
Source Unofficial
Event
Manchester 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1265
Measured against
Men · n = 1463