The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Feather finished 1,324th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:50:16.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:04 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:25 in the roxzone was slower than 94% 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. 6:59 slower than at Rome 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:35v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 6:25v median +1:21
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Block 03 12:20Running 3 6:48v median +1:22
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Block 04 14:55Running 4 6:57v median +1:30
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:57v median +1:21
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 7:09v median +1:39
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Block 07 15:18Running 7 7:06v median +1:38
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Block 08 16:18Running 8 6:17v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:25
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.