The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:57 at Manchester 2026 put Mark Thomas 696th of 1,463 men in the Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:11. A harder second half: 2:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. 2:07 faster than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:06v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:35v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:56v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 5:04v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:06v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:22v median −0:08
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 5:05v median −0:23
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 4:23v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.