The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Forbes finished 315th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:28:45.
The runs carried this race: faster than 59% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:54 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:34v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:50v median −0:15
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:11v median −0:12
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 5:30v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:34v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:25v median −0:06
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 5:18v median −0:12
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Block 08 15:45Running 8 4:43v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.