The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Darby finished 792nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:24:56.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:42 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:08 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:48 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 7:57Running 1 3:41v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 5:21v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 5:32v median +0:06
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 5:38v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:52v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:34v median +0:04
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 5:52v median +0:24
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Block 08 13:55Running 8 4:50v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
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.