The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Matthew Gibson crossed the line in 1:22:27: 716th of 1,463 men, faster than 51% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the farmers carry: 0:52 on the median.
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 8:19Running 1 3:42v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:06v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:26v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 5:45v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:03v median +0:27
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:35v median +0:05
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 5:53v median +0:25
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 5:02v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.