The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Burgess finished 170th of 193 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:31:35.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:49 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 7:52Running 1 3:29v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 4:54v median +0:35
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Block 03 13:52Running 3 7:20v median +2:37
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 5:40v median +0:55
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:47v median +0:58
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:21v median +0:38
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 5:29v median +0:41
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Block 08 16:45Running 8 6:59v median +2:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 191
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 191 men who finished.