The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Markey finished 497th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:17:14, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:49.
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 7:48Running 1 3:22v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:46v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 4:51v median −0:35
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 4:51v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:06v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:52v median −0:38
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 4:53v median −0:35
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 4:03v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
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.