The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Almond finished 430th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:40:44.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:15 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:39 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:09v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 6:01v median +0:57
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 6:24v median +0:57
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Block 04 14:37Running 4 6:39v median +1:08
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:59v median +1:18
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:50v median +1:14
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 6:46v median +1:10
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Block 08 14:42Running 8 6:08v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.