The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David King finished 855th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:26:48.
The stations carried this race: faster than 56% of the field across all eight, against 32% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 3:58v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:42v median +0:38
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:48v median +0:22
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 6:00v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 6:16v median +0:40
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:02v median +0:32
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 6:09v median +0:41
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 5:27v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.