The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Manson-Stubbs finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:07:29 for 129th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:07Running 1 2:56v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:12v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:25v median −1:01
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 4:20v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:18v median −1:18
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:41v median −0:49
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:28v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 3:35v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.