The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:17:06 at Manchester 2026 put Andrew Sands 528th of 551 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:35, behind 91% of the field.
The field ran 1:07 slower at Manchester 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:09v median +1:33
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Block 02 11:15Running 2 7:26v median +2:22
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Block 03 14:02Running 3 8:02v median +2:35
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Block 04 21:43Running 4 8:10v median +2:39
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Block 05 14:05Running 5 8:14v median +2:33
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Block 06 12:06Running 6 7:53v median +2:17
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Block 07 19:18Running 7 7:56v median +2:20
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Block 08 23:51Running 8 8:03v median +3:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:35
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.