The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Lukas Venckunas crossed the line in 1:21:43: 687th of 1,463 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:45 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:06.
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 7:24Running 1 3:08v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:38v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:32v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 5:15v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:23v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:15v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:18v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 4:09v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.