The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:50 at Manchester 2026 put Christian Thomarel 316th of 551 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:14 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:58Running 1 4:33v median +0:57
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 6:13v median +1:09
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:51v median +0:24
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Block 04 13:59Running 4 8:34v median +3:03
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:48v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:25v median −0:11
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 5:30v median −0:06
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 4:47v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.