The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Shaw finished 1,122nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:36:57.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:07 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 3:59v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:31v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:58v median +0:32
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Block 04 14:45Running 4 6:15v median +0:48
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:46v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:25v median +0:55
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Block 07 12:54Running 7 6:39v median +1:11
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Block 08 14:26Running 8 5:32v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.