The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Monaghan finished 935th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:29:14.
The stations carried this race: faster than 66% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:34 quicker than the median and 27th of 1,463. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both. That was 4:26 off the time at Madrid 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:44v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 5:05v median +0:01
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:41v median +0:15
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Block 04 16:37Running 4 11:09v median +5:42
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:45v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:38v median +0:08
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 5:29v median +0:01
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 5:01v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.