The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Brown finished 1,002nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:31:37.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:10. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 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 8:13Running 1 3:44v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 5:49v median +0:45
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 6:23v median +0:57
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 5:41v median +0:14
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:23v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 6:08v median +0:38
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:35v median +0:07
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 5:25v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.