The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dean Philpott finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:04:12 for 65th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:44 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:24, was faster than 98% of the field.
The field ran 1:07 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 7:00Running 1 2:55v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:08v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:23v median −1:03
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:28v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:32v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:18v median −1:12
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:19v median −1:09
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 3:33v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:24
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.