The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damian Johnson finished 507th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:05:01.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 5:20 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:45, behind 88% of the field.
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 9:22Running 1 4:43v median +1:07
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Block 02 10:36Running 2 7:09v median +2:05
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Block 03 15:06Running 3 7:56v median +2:29
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Block 04 19:11Running 4 8:08v median +2:37
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Block 05 14:19Running 5 8:40v median +2:59
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Block 06 14:51Running 6 11:15v median +5:39
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Block 07 16:26Running 7 8:26v median +2:50
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Block 08 15:33Running 8 7:17v median +2:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:45
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.