The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:26 at Manchester 2026 put Sean Kelly 1,073rd of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:22. The race faded late: the second half went 2:30 worse 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. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Sean Kelly.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:06Running 1 5:06v median +1:32
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:52v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 5:23v median −0:03
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 5:44v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:31v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:20v median −0:10
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Block 07 12:46Running 7 5:19v median −0:09
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Block 08 15:13Running 8 4:54v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.