The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Surridge finished 764th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:24:17.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:08 quicker than the median and 118th of 1,463. The race faded late: the second half went 2:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:22v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:58v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:31v median +0:05
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 5:25v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 6:41v median +1:05
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:36v median +0:06
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:37v median +0:09
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 4:40v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.