The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:51 at Manchester 2026 put Paul Dennis 1,213th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:29 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 8:00Running 1 3:31v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:16v median +0:12
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 5:37v median +0:11
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 5:32v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:31v median −0:05
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 5:33v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 5:26v median −0:02
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Block 08 16:38Running 8 4:39v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:44
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.