The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hugh Leach finished 326th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:13:28, faster than 78% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 91% of the field across all eight, against 52% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:58, was faster than 85% of the field.
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 7:35Running 1 3:33v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:03v median −0:01
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 5:36v median +0:10
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:48v median +0:21
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:36v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:24v median −0:06
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 5:20v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 4:35v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:58
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.