The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Pearce finished 477th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:48:58.
The stations carried this race: faster than 32% of the field across all eight, against 12% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:30, behind 94% of the field.
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 8:56Running 1 4:12v median +0:36
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 6:08v median +1:04
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Block 03 12:52Running 3 6:56v median +1:29
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 7:00v median +1:29
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Block 05 13:21Running 5 8:17v median +2:36
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Block 06 10:59Running 6 7:41v median +2:05
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Block 07 13:25Running 7 7:16v median +1:40
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Block 08 16:11Running 8 7:15v median +2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:30
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.