The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elliot Das Gupta finished 154th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:16:56, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:55 quicker than the median and 140th of 529. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:19v median +0:43
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:11v median −0:54
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:29v median −0:54
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:25v median −1:04
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:34v median −1:05
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:33v median −0:58
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 6:03v median +0:33
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 3:43v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
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.