The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:14:57 at Manchester 2026 put Gareth Richardson 523rd of 551 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 7:40 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:02 better against the middle of the field 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. That was 12:02 off the time at Madrid 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:49v median +1:13
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Block 02 11:48Running 2 7:30v median +2:26
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Block 03 18:42Running 3 8:31v median +3:04
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Block 04 22:32Running 4 9:09v median +3:38
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Block 05 14:11Running 5 8:53v median +3:12
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Block 06 12:18Running 6 8:57v median +3:21
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Block 07 19:20Running 7 8:59v median +3:23
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Block 08 18:27Running 8 9:00v median +4:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.