The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Calvert finished 1,289th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:47:02.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:33. A harder second half: 7:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:29v median +0:55
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 6:25v median +1:21
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 6:44v median +1:18
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Block 04 13:43Running 4 7:02v median +1:35
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 7:12v median +1:36
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 7:23v median +1:53
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Block 07 15:15Running 7 7:14v median +1:46
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Block 08 18:44Running 8 6:14v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.