The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Bishop finished 107th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:12:57, faster than 81% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:35 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:36 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:15Running 1 4:45v median +1:09
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:36v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:57v median −0:30
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Block 04 7:52Running 4 4:44v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:58v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:43v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:49v median −0:47
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 4:13v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.