The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Smith finished 695th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:21:56, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 40% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:56 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:07 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 4:06v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 5:45v median +0:41
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:50v median +0:24
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 5:54v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:52v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:45v median +0:15
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 5:37v median +0:09
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 4:38v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
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.