The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam Pilkington finished 565th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:18:52, faster than 61% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:51 quicker than the median and 236th of 1,463. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:46 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:42Running 1 3:23v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:43v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:59v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 5:06v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:15v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:10v median −0:20
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 5:02v median −0:26
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 4:13v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.