The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:25 at Manchester 2026 put Noel Bradbury 945th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:31. A harder second half: 3:21 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 7:41Running 1 3:23v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:09v median +0:05
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:28v median +0:02
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 5:20v median −0:07
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:30v median −0:06
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:33v median +0:03
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 5:17v median −0:11
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 4:36v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.