The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Brewer finished 1,118th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:36:44.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:54. The race faded late: the second half went 4:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Cardiff 2025 were 2:39 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 3:44v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:10v median +0:06
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:22v median −0:04
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Block 04 13:14Running 4 5:29v median +0:02
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 5:37v median +0:01
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:35v median +0:05
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Block 07 12:01Running 7 5:43v median +0:15
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Block 08 18:19Running 8 4:28v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.