The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kieran Leyland finished 268th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:24:56.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:22. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 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 9:14Running 1 4:56v median +1:20
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:49v median −0:16
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:02v median −0:21
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 4:59v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:09v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:01v median −0:30
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:01v median −0:29
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Block 08 15:12Running 8 5:42v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
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.