The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Buckley finished 863rd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:27:01.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:44 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:42 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 9:48 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Manchester 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:37v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:14v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:45v median +0:19
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 6:02v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:52v median +1:16
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 6:07v median +0:37
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 6:05v median +0:37
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 5:07v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.