The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Watkins finished 916th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:28:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:06 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:07Running 1 3:34v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:13v median +0:09
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 5:20v median −0:06
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 5:33v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:53v median +0:17
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 6:02v median +0:32
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Block 07 13:30Running 7 8:18v median +2:50
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 5:02v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.