The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dom Abraham finished 484th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:54:49.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:52. A harder second half: 2:49 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 8:15Running 1 3:37v median +0:01
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Block 02 11:05Running 2 8:29v median +3:24
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Block 03 14:18Running 3 8:58v median +3:35
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Block 04 13:14Running 4 8:58v median +3:29
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Block 05 14:37Running 5 9:02v median +3:23
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Block 06 12:07Running 6 8:56v median +3:25
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Block 07 15:07Running 7 8:51v median +3:21
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Block 08 15:06Running 8 5:06v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:10
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.