The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:30 at Manchester 2026 put Chris Whale 334th of 551 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:09 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:56 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:15 worse 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 8:20Running 1 3:52v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:24v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:40v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 5:45v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 6:05v median +0:24
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:01v median +0:25
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Block 07 13:32Running 7 6:05v median +0:29
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 5:04v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.