The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Thompson finished 900th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:28:09.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:38 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:33 better against the middle of the field 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 8:10Running 1 3:52v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:39v median +0:35
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Block 03 12:13Running 3 6:15v median +0:49
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 6:24v median +0:57
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:54v median +1:18
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:45v median +1:15
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 6:47v median +1:19
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 5:49v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.