The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus Hobley finished 69th of 121 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:18:09.
The stations carried this race: faster than 62% of the field across all eight, against 42% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:10, behind 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 1:56. That was 4:04 off the time at Poznan 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:07Running 1 2:53v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 4:36v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 5:37v median +0:53
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Block 04 7:18Running 4 4:56v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:59v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:41v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 4:47v median −0:05
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 4:25v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 120
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 120 men who finished.