The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Callum Staff crossed the line in 1:18:17: 543rd of 1,463 men, faster than 63% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:41 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:58, was faster than 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 7:33Running 1 3:18v median −0:16
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:59v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:17v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:09v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:16v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:05v median −0:25
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 5:06v median −0:22
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 4:12v median −0:29
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.