The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alvin Miko Bughaw finished 528th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:51:45.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 6:17 slower than the median. A harder second half: 17:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 24:29, behind 99% of the field.
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 12:43Running 1 7:26v median +3:50
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Block 02 16:21Running 2 11:32v median +6:27
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Block 03 18:39Running 3 10:13v median +4:50
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Block 04 14:55Running 4 9:36v median +4:07
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Block 05 17:45Running 5 11:41v median +6:02
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Block 06 15:39Running 6 11:56v median +6:25
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Block 07 22:24Running 7 10:36v median +5:06
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Block 08 28:59Running 8 16:07v median +11:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 24:29
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.