The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dean Bridge finished 717th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:22:30, faster than 51% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:08 worse 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. 2:53 slower than at Malaga 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:26Running 1 3:08v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:53v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:25v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 5:22v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:39v median +0:03
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 7:22v median +1:52
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Block 07 11:00Running 7 5:39v median +0:11
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Block 08 13:10Running 8 4:32v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
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.