The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David O’Kane finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:07:58 for 143rd of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 3:21 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:17Running 1 2:57v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:03v median −1:01
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:18v median −1:08
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:33v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:42v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:28v median −1:02
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Block 07 6:28Running 7 4:30v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 3:55v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.