The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Vernau finished 1,134th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:37:45.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:28. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:43 better 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 7:44Running 1 3:11v median −0:23
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:40v median +0:36
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Block 03 15:30Running 3 8:42v median +3:16
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 7:41v median +2:14
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 6:58v median +1:22
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:17v median +0:47
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Block 07 12:47Running 7 6:33v median +1:05
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 6:18v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.