The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Perkins finished 550th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 3:20:27.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 19:40 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 28:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 27:10, behind 99% of the field.
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 14:39Running 1 9:11v median +5:35
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Block 02 12:48Running 2 9:42v median +4:38
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Block 03 18:19Running 3 11:28v median +6:01
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Block 04 20:18Running 4 12:17v median +6:46
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Block 05 19:43Running 5 13:12v median +7:31
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Block 06 15:57Running 6 11:46v median +6:10
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Block 07 32:39Running 7 12:17v median +6:41
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Block 08 39:02Running 8 12:18v median +7:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 27:10
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.