The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Hails finished 449th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:43:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 6:10 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:07 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 8:35Running 1 3:57v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 5:28v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:32v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:29v median −0:02
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 5:45v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:31v median −0:05
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Block 07 17:28Running 7 5:47v median +0:11
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Block 08 16:05Running 8 5:11v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:51
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.