The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Iain McGowan crossed the line in 1:17:34: 509th of 1,463 men, faster than 65% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:12 slower than the median. Quick through the roxzone: 3:58, ahead of 85% 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 7:56Running 1 3:36v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:54v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:58v median −0:28
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 5:03v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:22v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:06v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:09v median −0:19
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 4:30v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:58
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.