The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:09 at Manchester 2026 put Steve Patmore 835th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:44 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:08, behind 95% of the field.
The field ran 4:40 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:44v median +1:10
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:49v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:03v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 5:19v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:27v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:28v median −0:02
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 5:23v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 4:45v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:08
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.