The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Kris Dickinson crossed the line in 1:17:34: 510th of 1,463 men, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 5:22v median +1:48
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 5:04v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:22v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 5:22v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:35v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:25v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 5:26v median −0:02
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:11v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
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.