The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stuart Bradley finished 579th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:19:08, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:48Running 1 3:10v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:36v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:56v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:02v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:09v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:09v median −0:21
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:03v median −0:25
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 4:39v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
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.