The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:30 at Manchester 2026 put Faisal Alhajraf 301st of 551 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:05 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:45 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:30Running 1 4:56v median +1:20
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 4:37v median −0:27
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:12v median −0:15
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Block 04 11:56Running 4 5:08v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:44v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:03v median −0:33
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 5:14v median −0:22
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 4:27v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.