The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:11:29 at Manchester 2026 put Simon Middlehurst 1,438th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:49 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:56 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 9:44Running 1 5:16v median +1:42
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Block 02 10:36Running 2 8:16v median +3:12
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Block 03 15:37Running 3 9:10v median +3:44
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Block 04 18:27Running 4 9:25v median +3:58
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Block 05 14:57Running 5 9:30v median +3:54
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Block 06 12:38Running 6 9:27v median +3:57
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Block 07 17:42Running 7 9:25v median +3:57
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Block 08 20:00Running 8 8:14v median +3:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:56
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.