The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Kieran Allen at Manchester 2026: 1:06:44, 105th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:41, was faster than 93% 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 6:59Running 1 2:48v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 3:57v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:24v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:30v median −0:57
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:26v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:20v median −1:10
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:24v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 3:42v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.