The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:03:59 at Manchester 2026 put Alex Rushe 506th of 551 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:11. The race faded late: the second half went 1:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:20Running 1 4:45v median +1:09
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 7:05v median +2:01
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Block 03 17:15Running 3 8:37v median +3:10
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Block 04 18:02Running 4 7:58v median +2:27
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Block 05 13:32Running 5 7:38v median +1:57
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Block 06 10:26Running 6 7:46v median +2:10
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Block 07 16:57Running 7 7:43v median +2:07
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Block 08 18:49Running 8 6:34v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.