The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:18 at Manchester 2026 put Ian Cross 471st of 551 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:00. A harder second half: 2:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:49Running 1 4:11v median +0:35
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 6:12v median +1:08
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Block 03 13:19Running 3 7:04v median +1:37
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Block 04 16:13Running 4 7:30v median +1:59
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Block 05 12:59Running 5 7:49v median +2:08
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Block 06 10:24Running 6 7:48v median +2:12
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Block 07 15:16Running 7 7:51v median +2:15
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Block 08 15:35Running 8 6:24v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.