The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Murray finished 1,446th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:17:19.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:00. A harder second half: 7:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:13 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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 12:32Running 1 7:22v median +3:48
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Block 02 10:47Running 2 7:25v median +2:21
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Block 03 15:24Running 3 8:08v median +2:42
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Block 04 20:49Running 4 8:31v median +3:04
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Block 05 13:49Running 5 8:18v median +2:42
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Block 06 11:23Running 6 8:45v median +3:15
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Block 07 13:52Running 7 8:13v median +2:45
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Block 08 25:38Running 8 10:41v median +6:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:13
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.