The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:08 at Manchester 2026 put Liam Bentley 491st of 551 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:31 quicker than the median and 11th of 551. The race faded late: the second half went 5:49 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:28v median +0:52
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Block 02 10:03Running 2 6:48v median +1:44
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Block 03 13:33Running 3 7:11v median +1:44
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 7:16v median +1:45
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Block 05 13:39Running 5 8:24v median +2:43
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Block 06 10:42Running 6 7:47v median +2:11
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 7:56v median +2:20
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Block 08 17:44Running 8 9:15v median +4:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:19
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.