The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Paul Chapman crossed the line in 1:21:02: 661st of 1,463 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:32 on the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:15 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. Paul Chapman's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:29v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:49v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:15v median −0:11
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 5:17v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:23v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:21v median −0:09
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 5:15v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 4:35v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.