The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Smith finished 474th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:48:35.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. The farmers carry cost the most time: 1:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:19Running 1 3:56v median +0:20
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Block 02 10:48Running 2 8:38v median +3:34
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Block 03 13:39Running 3 9:03v median +3:36
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Block 04 15:09Running 4 9:20v median +3:49
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Block 05 14:17Running 5 9:37v median +3:56
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 6:26v median +0:50
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Block 07 14:35Running 7 9:30v median +3:54
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Block 08 14:15Running 8 5:38v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.