The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Calvert finished 335th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:30:45.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:02, behind 96% of the field.
The field ran 1:07 slower at Manchester 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 3:55v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:41v median +0:36
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:58v median +0:35
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 5:56v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:15v median +0:36
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:11v median +0:40
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 6:14v median +0:44
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 5:20v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:02
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.