The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:43 at Manchester 2026 put Tony Houghton 1,003rd of 1,463 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:35. The race faded late: the second half went 6:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:35, behind 95% of the field.
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 7:46Running 1 3:38v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:06v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:34v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 5:43v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:48v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:49v median +0:19
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 5:56v median +0:28
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Block 08 15:50Running 8 5:18v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:35
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.