The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Ellis finished 1,139th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:37:58.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:45 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:57Running 1 3:31v median −0:03
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 5:53v median +0:49
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 6:08v median +0:42
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Block 04 13:04Running 4 6:03v median +0:36
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:32v median +0:56
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:17v median +0:47
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 5:36v median +0:08
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Block 08 15:38Running 8 4:56v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.