The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Wales finished 747th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:23:49.
The farmers carry was where this race was made, 0:32 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:25Running 1 3:19v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:55v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:36v median +0:10
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:32v median +0:05
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 7:33v median +1:57
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:54v median +0:24
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 5:49v median +0:21
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 5:00v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.