The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Dion Battes at Manchester 2026: 1:04:19, 19th of 551 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:03 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:57, ahead of 88% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:46Running 1 2:52v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 4:01v median −1:03
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:18v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 4:22v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:29v median −1:12
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:19v median −1:17
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 4:22v median −1:14
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Block 08 8:37Running 8 3:32v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.