The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nigel Cooper finished 424th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:42:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:26Running 1 4:28v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 6:03v median +0:58
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 6:23v median +1:00
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Block 04 13:34Running 4 6:25v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:59Running 5 6:45v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:19v median +0:48
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Block 07 15:28Running 7 6:21v median +0:51
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Block 08 16:01Running 8 5:38v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.