The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Preston Forster crossed the line in 1:22:14: 708th of 1,463 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:32 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:52.
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 7:47Running 1 3:41v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:29v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:23v median −0:03
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 5:33v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:42v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:27v median −0:03
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:43v median +0:15
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Block 08 10:58Running 8 4:33v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.