The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:26 at Manchester 2026 put John O'Reilly 137th of 529 men in the Open division, ahead of 74% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 58% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:49, was faster than 91% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:15v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:26v median −0:39
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:44v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 4:53v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:53v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:41v median −0:50
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 4:53v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 4:12v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.