The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Scott finished 1,343rd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:51:58.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:52. A harder second half: 8:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. That was 16:56 off the time at Barcelona 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:05v median +0:31
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 5:54v median +0:50
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 6:29v median +1:03
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Block 04 15:49Running 4 6:17v median +0:50
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 6:48v median +1:12
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Block 06 9:56Running 6 6:31v median +1:01
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Block 07 14:35Running 7 6:40v median +1:12
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Block 08 21:47Running 8 5:58v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.