The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:56 at Manchester 2026 put David Brooks 72nd of 130 men in the Pro division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 57% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:26 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 2:49 slower at Manchester 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:11v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 4:26v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 4:35v median −0:09
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 4:45v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:44v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 4:38v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 4:30v median −0:20
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 3:57v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 129
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 129 men who finished.