The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Thomas Strangwick crossed the line in 1:19:44: 604th of 1,463 men, faster than 59% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:52 on the median. A harder second half: 1:28 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 7:16Running 1 3:12v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:34v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:46v median −0:40
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 4:44v median −0:43
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 8:12v median +2:36
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:55v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:03v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 4:15v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.