The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Gibbons finished 361st of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:32:35.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:54. A harder second half: 5:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:01Running 1 3:41v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:15v median +0:11
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:31v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 5:40v median +0:09
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:11v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:12v median +0:36
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Block 07 12:55Running 7 6:16v median +0:40
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Block 08 15:37Running 8 5:39v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.