The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Chen finished 556th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:18:42, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:04 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:59, ahead of 85% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Chris Chen.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 3:22v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 4:49v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:02v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:57v median −0:30
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:14v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:01v median −0:29
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:11v median −0:17
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 4:16v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:59
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.