The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Wells finished 1,345th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:52:06.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:05 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 4:51v median +1:17
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Block 02 10:41Running 2 6:28v median +1:24
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Block 03 13:47Running 3 6:42v median +1:16
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Block 04 17:12Running 4 6:44v median +1:17
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 6:48v median +1:12
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:36v median +1:06
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Block 07 16:12Running 7 6:42v median +1:14
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Block 08 14:59Running 8 5:14v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.