The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Price finished 676th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:21:22, faster than 54% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 67% of the field across all eight, against 41% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:05 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:06 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 2:39 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 4:09v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:40v median +0:36
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:46v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:42v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:47v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:42v median +0:12
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:40v median +0:12
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 4:45v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
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.