The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Claxton finished 1,420th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:04:01.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:27 behind the median. A harder second half: 12:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 18:23 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:38Running 1 5:56v median +2:22
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Block 02 9:33Running 2 6:18v median +1:14
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 6:55v median +1:29
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 6:56v median +1:29
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Block 05 13:40Running 5 7:49v median +2:13
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Block 06 10:21Running 6 7:07v median +1:37
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 7:25v median +1:57
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Block 08 26:00Running 8 9:36v median +4:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:23
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.