The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Olly Thompson finished 359th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:33:32.
The stations carried this race: faster than 61% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:49 quicker than the median and 5th of 529. The race faded late: the second half went 3:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Dublin 2025 were 1:05 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:52v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 5:26v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 6:08v median +0:45
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 6:23v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:56v median +1:17
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 6:40v median +1:09
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 6:49v median +1:19
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 6:24v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.