The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:27 at Manchester 2026 put Chris Coles 1,131st of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:13 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:03 better against the middle of the field 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 9:28Running 1 4:38v median +1:04
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Block 02 9:24Running 2 5:56v median +0:52
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 5:56v median +0:30
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Block 04 14:27Running 4 5:58v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:47v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:33v median +0:03
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 5:26v median −0:02
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Block 08 15:58Running 8 4:48v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
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.