The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Gibbons finished 289th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:12:27, faster than 80% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 96% of the field across all eight, against 63% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:35 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:11 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:53Running 1 3:34v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:00v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 5:12v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 5:15v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:32v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:12v median −0:18
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Block 07 6:46Running 7 5:02v median −0:26
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 4:17v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.