The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Palfrey finished 1,001st of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:31:34.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:48 quicker than the median and 104th of 1,463. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. 11:31 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:41v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:31v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:57v median +0:31
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 5:57v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:55v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:40v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 5:15v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 5:11v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:31
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.