The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Bell finished 485th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:55:10.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 6:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Stephen Bell.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:27v median +0:51
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 6:20v median +1:15
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Block 03 13:43Running 3 7:16v median +1:53
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Block 04 18:55Running 4 7:22v median +1:53
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 7:22v median +1:43
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Block 06 9:28Running 6 7:14v median +1:43
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Block 07 17:29Running 7 7:14v median +1:44
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Block 08 17:09Running 8 6:19v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.