The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Lynch finished 524th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:16:03.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:15. A harder second half: 11:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:20, behind 91% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2024 were 4:40 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 9:29Running 1 4:39v median +1:03
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 6:35v median +1:30
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Block 03 14:19Running 3 6:53v median +1:30
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Block 04 20:45Running 4 7:16v median +1:47
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Block 05 13:00Running 5 7:19v median +1:40
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Block 06 11:37Running 6 7:41v median +2:10
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Block 07 20:06Running 7 8:06v median +2:36
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Block 08 25:54Running 8 8:31v median +3:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:20
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.