The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:35 at Manchester 2026 put Liam Richardson 488th of 551 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:15. A harder second half: 3:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:39, behind 91% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:43Running 1 5:40v median +2:04
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Block 02 10:27Running 2 6:02v median +0:58
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Block 03 13:34Running 3 7:17v median +1:50
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Block 04 12:54Running 4 7:01v median +1:30
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Block 05 12:58Running 5 7:30v median +1:49
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 6:47v median +1:11
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 6:51v median +1:15
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Block 08 20:01Running 8 8:42v median +3:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:39
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.