The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:32 at Manchester 2026 put Carl Butcher 775th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 65% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:57 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:47Running 1 3:22v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:48v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:23v median −0:03
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 5:37v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:46v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:38v median +0:08
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 7:21v median +1:53
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 4:56v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.