The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve Smith finished 1,319th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:50:01.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:22. A harder second half: 4:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:42, behind 98% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 12:06 on Katowice 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:10v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 6:10v median +1:06
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Block 03 11:57Running 3 6:26v median +1:00
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 6:40v median +1:13
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 6:58v median +1:22
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:54v median +1:24
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Block 07 14:36Running 7 6:49v median +1:21
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Block 08 18:31Running 8 6:12v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:42
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.