The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:18 at Manchester 2026 put Tom Macpherson 369th of 1,463 men in the Open division, ahead of 75% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:36 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:26Running 1 3:24v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:54v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:17v median −0:09
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 5:12v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:15v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:12v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:18v median −0:10
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 4:23v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
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.