The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Malcolm Nisbet crossed the line in 1:18:02: 533rd of 1,463 men, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:07 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:25Running 1 3:02v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:52v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 4:56v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:17v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:12v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 4:58v median −0:30
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 4:18v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
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.