The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Lyons finished 861st of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:27:00.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:35. Stronger after halfway: 1:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:52 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:11v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:47v median +0:43
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:50v median +0:24
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 5:57v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 6:00v median +0:24
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:00v median +0:30
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Block 07 11:44Running 7 5:50v median +0:22
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 5:00v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
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.