The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Mark Lucy crossed the line in 1:17:27: 506th of 1,463 men, faster than 65% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 51% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:34 on the median. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Manchester 2025 were 2:53 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 3:08v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:30v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:02v median −0:24
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 5:04v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:54v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 4:57v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 4:48v median −0:40
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 4:04v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.