The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:25 at Manchester 2026 put Nathan Smith 1,266th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21. 23:33 slower than at Madrid 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:42v median +0:08
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 5:43v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 6:09v median +0:43
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Block 04 16:09Running 4 6:32v median +1:05
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Block 05 13:20Running 5 6:59v median +1:23
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Block 06 11:21Running 6 8:21v median +2:51
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Block 07 14:29Running 7 6:02v median +0:34
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 5:09v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.