The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Hipkiss finished 186th of 193 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:47:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:49 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 8:20Running 1 3:43v median +0:42
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Block 02 10:24Running 2 5:40v median +1:21
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Block 03 13:24Running 3 6:25v median +1:42
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Block 04 14:43Running 4 7:06v median +2:21
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 7:23v median +2:34
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Block 06 10:56Running 6 7:45v median +3:02
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Block 07 15:45Running 7 6:52v median +2:04
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 6:21v median +2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.