The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Sowerby finished 1,440th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:13:22.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:44. A harder second half: 18:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:38 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
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 9:09Running 1 4:51v median +1:17
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Block 02 10:03Running 2 7:12v median +2:08
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Block 03 12:05Running 3 7:33v median +2:07
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Block 04 20:18Running 4 7:54v median +2:27
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Block 05 13:54Running 5 8:51v median +3:15
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Block 06 12:16Running 6 8:50v median +3:20
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Block 07 16:55Running 7 8:57v median +3:29
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Block 08 24:11Running 8 8:30v median +3:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:38
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.