The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Heron finished 487th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:52:31.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:37 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field 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 8:30Running 1 3:54v median +0:18
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Block 02 10:48Running 2 5:39v median +0:35
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Block 03 14:10Running 3 6:04v median +0:37
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Block 04 17:18Running 4 6:03v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:54v median +0:13
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Block 06 10:30Running 6 6:44v median +1:08
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 6:33v median +0:57
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Block 08 19:14Running 8 6:33v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.