The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:11:57 at Manchester 2026 put Phil Blakey 518th of 551 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 16:34. The race faded late: the second half went 13:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:56Running 1 3:57v median +0:21
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Block 02 10:05Running 2 5:04v median +0:00
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Block 03 17:16Running 3 9:12v median +3:45
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Block 04 18:00Running 4 9:09v median +3:38
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 6:25v median +0:44
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Block 06 12:21Running 6 8:57v median +3:21
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Block 07 18:23Running 7 9:00v median +3:24
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Block 08 28:45Running 8 5:07v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.