The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:51:20 at Manchester 2026 put Matthew Head 1,335th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:07 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:30 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:51, behind 98% of the field.
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 9:01Running 1 4:20v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 6:06v median +1:02
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 6:32v median +1:06
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 6:40v median +1:13
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Block 05 12:33Running 5 7:38v median +2:02
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Block 06 9:49Running 6 7:05v median +1:35
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Block 07 13:47Running 7 7:07v median +1:39
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Block 08 15:01Running 8 5:57v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:51
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.