The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ricky Williamson finished 880th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:27:29.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:32. A harder second half: 4:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. 8:37 faster than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:24v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:52v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:13v median −0:13
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 5:10v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:20v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:22v median −0:08
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 5:21v median −0:07
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Block 08 16:11Running 8 7:42v median +3:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.