The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Lenihan finished 385th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:14:46, faster than 74% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 47% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:48 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 3:05v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:15v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:30v median −0:56
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 4:28v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:32v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:37v median −0:53
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 4:31v median −0:57
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 3:44v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
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.