The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Daly finished 299th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:27:25.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Manchester 2023 were 9:48 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 8:12Running 1 3:54v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:32v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:50v median +0:27
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 6:02v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:27v median +0:48
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:14v median +0:43
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 6:14v median +0:44
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 7:21v median +2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
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.