The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Maltby finished 1,225th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:42:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:11. The race faded late: the second half went 5:55 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 8:20Running 1 3:43v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 5:20v median +0:16
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 5:34v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:34v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:44v median +0:08
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 5:46v median +0:16
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Block 07 14:16Running 7 5:56v median +0:28
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Block 08 19:35Running 8 5:27v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:45
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.