The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David King finished 109th of 130 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:28:03.
If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:36 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:56 more than the average race this season, going by 330 athletes who raced both. 6:35 faster than at Birmingham 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:19v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:50v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 5:23v median +0:39
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 6:15v median +1:28
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 6:01v median +1:08
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 5:40v median +0:51
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:55v median +1:05
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 4:55v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
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.