The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Autery finished 1,091st of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:35:11.
The stations carried this race: faster than 56% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:51, behind 92% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:29v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:19v median +0:15
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 6:12v median +0:46
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 6:06v median +0:39
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 6:19v median +0:43
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Block 06 10:38Running 6 8:26v median +2:56
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 6:08v median +0:40
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Block 08 14:16Running 8 7:21v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:51
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.