The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Haydn Stanistreet-Tyer finished 167th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:17:37, faster than 68% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:56, ahead of 88% 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 7:50Running 1 3:34v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:44v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:53v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 4:51v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 5:05v median −0:26
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Block 07 13:36Running 7 8:29v median +2:59
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 4:17v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:56
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.