The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:11 at Manchester 2026 put Ryan Ireland 865th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:39 better 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 5:10v median +1:36
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 5:28v median +0:24
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:47v median +0:21
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Block 04 14:24Running 4 8:53v median +3:26
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 6:01v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:53v median +0:23
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 5:53v median +0:25
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Block 08 11:23Running 8 5:08v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.