The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Bland finished 348th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:31:33.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:31 ahead of the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:19. A harder second half: 3:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:53 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Manchester 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:27v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 5:12v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:37v median +0:14
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Block 04 12:34Running 4 5:54v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:56v median +0:17
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 5:53v median +0:22
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Block 07 14:01Running 7 7:43v median +2:13
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 5:25v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.