The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Edward Smit finished 500th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:58:27.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:14. A harder second half: 3:32 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 10:14Running 1 4:47v median +1:11
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 6:35v median +1:31
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Block 03 16:49Running 3 9:47v median +4:20
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Block 04 15:29Running 4 7:08v median +1:37
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Block 05 13:22Running 5 7:38v median +1:57
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 7:47v median +2:11
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Block 07 14:10Running 7 7:38v median +2:02
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Block 08 20:56Running 8 7:38v median +2:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.