The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Adam Grinsell crossed the line in 1:17:35: 512th of 1,463 men, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 60% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:04 on the median.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21. 0:31 slower than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:38v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:57v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:13v median −0:13
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 5:11v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:26v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:26v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:12v median −0:16
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 4:25v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.