The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Reid finished 461st of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:16:31, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:01 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 2:47v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 3:51v median −1:13
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 3:56v median −1:30
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Block 04 7:18Running 4 3:56v median −1:31
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:02v median −1:34
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 3:52v median −1:38
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 3:50v median −1:38
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 3:13v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.