The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonathan Simpson finished 678th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:21:27, faster than 54% of the field.
Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 3:43v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:19v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:34v median +0:08
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:32v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:34v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:33v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 5:29v median +0:01
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 4:38v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.