The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Healey finished 479th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:49:15.
The runs carried this race: faster than 32% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 7% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:18. The race faded late: the second half went 7:44 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 8:57Running 1 4:09v median +0:33
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 5:38v median +0:34
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Block 03 12:01Running 3 5:49v median +0:22
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Block 04 15:41Running 4 6:04v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:13v median +0:32
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 6:11v median +0:35
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Block 07 14:22Running 7 6:29v median +0:53
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Block 08 22:48Running 8 5:26v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.