The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:11 at Manchester 2026 put Austin Welch 1,199th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:48 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:49Running 1 5:19v median +1:45
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 5:20v median +0:16
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 6:15v median +0:49
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Block 04 13:56Running 4 5:57v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:57v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:21v median +0:51
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 5:44v median +0:16
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Block 08 20:09Running 8 7:24v median +2:43
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.