The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kial McDonald finished 518th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:11:30.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 5:43. A harder second half: 1:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:19Running 1 5:05v median +1:29
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Block 02 11:26Running 2 8:15v median +3:10
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Block 03 15:51Running 3 9:07v median +3:44
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Block 04 20:20Running 4 9:16v median +3:47
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Block 05 14:48Running 5 9:45v median +4:06
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Block 06 12:40Running 6 10:03v median +4:32
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Block 07 16:31Running 7 9:46v median +4:16
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Block 08 20:50Running 8 9:12v median +4:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.