The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:59 at Manchester 2026 put James Richardson 794th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:07 slower at Manchester 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:21v median −0:13
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:03v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:39v median +0:13
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:41v median +0:14
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:05v median +0:29
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:56v median +0:26
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 5:41v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 5:03v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
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.