The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Ryan Cunningham crossed the line in 1:18:16: 542nd of 1,463 men, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:10 behind the median.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. That was 7:35 off the time at London 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:34v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:44v median −0:42
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 4:45v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:47v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:07v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 4:45v median −0:43
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 4:05v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.