The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Isaac Backhouse crossed the line in 1:09:34: 199th of 1,463 men, faster than 86% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 68% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:39 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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
-
Block 01 7:02Running 1 3:04v median −0:30
-
Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:33v median −0:31
-
Block 03 10:07Running 3 7:03v median +1:37
-
Block 04 8:13Running 4 4:43v median −0:44
-
Block 05 9:26Running 5 5:10v median −0:26
-
Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:53v median −0:37
-
Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:53v median −0:35
-
Block 08 8:17Running 8 3:59v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:31
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.