The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Liam Marlow crossed the line in 1:18:16: 177th of 529 men, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:08v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:25v median −0:40
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:45v median −0:38
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 4:56v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:12v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:01v median −0:30
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 4:51v median −0:39
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 4:06v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.