The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Billy Pearson finished 964th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:30:18.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:40. A harder second half: 3:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:33Running 1 4:00v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:56v median +0:52
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 6:23v median +0:57
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 6:26v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:53v median +1:17
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Block 06 9:25Running 6 6:38v median +1:08
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 6:43v median +1:15
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 5:50v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.