The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Baylis finished 412th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:15:26, faster than 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 92% of the field across all eight, against 70% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 3:07 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:24 better 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 7:45Running 1 3:19v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:47v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:02v median −0:24
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 5:03v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:17v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:06v median −0:24
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 5:05v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 4:12v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.