The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Sam Morris crossed the line in 1:17:20: 504th of 1,463 men, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 55% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:36 quicker than the median and 146th of 1,463.
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 7:19Running 1 3:17v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:49v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:13v median −0:13
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 5:17v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:59v median +0:23
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:36v median +0:06
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 5:32v median +0:04
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 4:35v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.