The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Patsalides finished 460th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:45:29.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:29. The race faded late: the second half went 2:26 worse 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. 0:24 slower than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:11v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:58v median +0:54
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 5:46v median +0:19
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Block 04 16:22Running 4 7:10v median +1:39
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:47v median +1:06
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 6:20v median +0:44
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 6:11v median +0:35
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Block 08 18:08Running 8 8:05v median +3:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.