The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Fillis finished 504th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:01:25.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:36 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 8:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:25, behind 94% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:42Running 1 6:00v median +2:24
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:33v median +0:29
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Block 03 14:32Running 3 8:42v median +3:15
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 6:53v median +1:22
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Block 05 13:23Running 5 7:44v median +2:03
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 7:19v median +1:43
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Block 07 15:54Running 7 7:13v median +1:37
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Block 08 23:20Running 8 9:40v median +4:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.