The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Shepherd finished 452nd of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:47:18.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:37 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:54Running 1 4:08v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 5:53v median +0:48
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Block 03 13:07Running 3 6:39v median +1:16
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 6:44v median +1:15
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 6:57v median +1:18
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Block 06 10:14Running 6 6:40v median +1:09
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Block 07 14:11Running 7 6:46v median +1:16
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Block 08 18:50Running 8 6:05v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.