The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Derek Hemann finished 831st of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:26:05.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:16 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:20Running 1 3:44v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:03v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:34v median +0:08
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 5:16v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:27v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:08v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:02v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:21Running 8 4:29v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.