The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lewis Hinchy finished 862nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:27:01.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:15 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 7:11Running 1 3:13v median −0:21
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:55v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:38v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 5:48v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:55v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:53v median +0:23
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 5:31v median +0:03
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 7:12v median +2:31
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.