The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Ryan Handley crossed the line in 1:18:51: 562nd of 1,463 men, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 3:08 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:27v median +0:53
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:43v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:18v median −0:08
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 5:14v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:20v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:10v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:00v median −0:28
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 6:06v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.