The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Kevin Boyd crossed the line in 1:21:04: 218th of 529 men, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:13 on the median.
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 7:58Running 1 3:43v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:14v median +0:09
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:34v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 5:37v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:00v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 6:02v median +0:31
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 5:46v median +0:16
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 4:48v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.