The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gordon Clannachan finished 700th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:22:01, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:40 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 3:18v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:39v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 5:24v median −0:02
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 4:50v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:03v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:04v median −0:26
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 5:05v median −0:23
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 4:18v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.