The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Kieran Carr crossed the line in 1:19:40: 603rd of 1,463 men, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:23 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:23v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:39v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:04Running 3 4:45v median −0:41
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 4:44v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:04v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:59v median −0:31
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 4:54v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 4:08v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.