The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Preece finished 494th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:55:18.
A station race more than a running one: 26% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:01 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:01 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 13:00Running 1 8:18v median +4:42
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 6:20v median +1:16
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 7:31v median +2:04
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Block 04 14:55Running 4 7:43v median +2:12
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Block 05 14:14Running 5 8:13v median +2:32
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Block 06 10:12Running 6 7:56v median +2:20
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Block 07 14:56Running 7 8:01v median +2:25
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Block 08 19:15Running 8 10:10v median +5:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.