The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Ashall finished 904th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:28:20.
The stations carried this race: faster than 62% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:49 quicker than the median and 534th of 1,463. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 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. That was 5:15 off the time at Madrid 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:42v median +0:08
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Block 02 10:37Running 2 8:26v median +3:22
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:45v median +0:19
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 5:53v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 6:07v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:14v median +0:44
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 6:11v median +0:43
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 5:10v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.