The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Ralph finished 522nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:17:45, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:22 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:40Running 1 3:26v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:06v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:19v median −0:07
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Block 04 11:09Running 4 5:24v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:41v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:35v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:27v median −0:01
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 4:36v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.