The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philip Burns finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:05:31 for 78th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:26 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:38, was faster than 94% 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 7:16Running 1 3:00v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:07v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:06Running 3 4:12v median −1:14
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:17v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:21v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:30v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:23v median −1:05
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 3:43v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:38
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.