The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Postlethwaite finished 616th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:19:53, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:33 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:07 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:30v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:50v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:04v median −0:22
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 5:06v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:13v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:11v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:12v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 4:14v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
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.