The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Martin Gosling crossed the line in 1:13:00: 305th of 1,463 men, faster than 79% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:57 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:26Running 1 3:08v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:35v median −0:51
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 4:38v median −0:49
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:02v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:45v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 4:53v median −0:35
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 4:18v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.