The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Campbell finished 437th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:41:42.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:21. The race faded late: the second half went 3:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both. 3:32 faster than at Malaga 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 3:58v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:43v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 6:01v median +0:34
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Block 04 15:09Running 4 6:02v median +0:31
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:03v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:00v median +0:24
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Block 07 13:51Running 7 6:09v median +0:33
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Block 08 16:37Running 8 5:12v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.