The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Riches finished 979th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:30:50.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 26% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:26 quicker than the median and 35th of 1,463. The roxzone cost time: 9:14, behind 87% of the field.
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 10:04Running 1 5:45v median +2:11
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 5:34v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:56v median +0:30
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 5:59v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:36v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:01v median +0:31
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 6:00v median +0:32
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 4:57v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:14
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.