The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louie Gibbs finished 722nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:22:50, faster than 51% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:58 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better 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 8:59Running 1 4:27v median +0:53
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Block 02 10:48Running 2 7:49v median +2:45
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 4:41v median −0:45
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 4:32v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:51v median −0:45
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:19v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 4:43v median −0:45
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 5:29v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.