The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Rhodes finished 1,077th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:34:33.
The stations carried this race: faster than 38% of the field across all eight, against 18% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:14Running 1 5:33v median +1:59
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:39v median +0:35
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 6:33v median +1:07
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 6:49v median +1:22
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 7:09v median +1:33
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:19v median +0:49
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Block 07 13:08Running 7 6:23v median +0:55
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Block 08 14:38Running 8 5:39v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.