The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robin Philp finished 426th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:40:19.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:56. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:26Running 1 4:12v median +0:36
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Block 02 11:31Running 2 8:42v median +3:38
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Block 03 13:42Running 3 8:58v median +3:31
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Block 04 12:34Running 4 5:55v median +0:24
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Block 05 13:05Running 5 8:24v median +2:43
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Block 06 10:07Running 6 8:08v median +2:32
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 6:04v median +0:28
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 7:31v median +2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.