The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve Mckeown finished 471st of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:16:42, faster than 68% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:13 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:42v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:01v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 5:37v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 5:47v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:46v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:34v median +0:04
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 5:30v median +0:02
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 4:43v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
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.