The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:21 at Manchester 2026 put Ben Topley 298th of 529 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:43 on the median. The farmers carry cost the most time: 0:34 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:55 worse 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 7:29Running 1 2:55v median −0:41
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:48v median −0:17
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:29v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 5:44v median +0:15
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:34v median +0:55
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Block 06 9:36Running 6 6:48v median +1:17
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 6:39v median +1:09
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 5:28v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.