The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Axon finished 910th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:28:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:09. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:28 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 9:12Running 1 4:16v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:32v median +0:28
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 5:37v median +0:11
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 5:31v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:26v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:07v median −0:23
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Block 07 12:26Running 7 5:19v median −0:09
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 3:54v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.