The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Flanagan finished 1,050th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:33:26.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:40. A harder second half: 3:24 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 8:05Running 1 3:27v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:04v median +0:00
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 5:31v median +0:05
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 5:35v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:56v median +0:20
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:50v median +0:20
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Block 07 13:56Running 7 5:57v median +0:29
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 5:05v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.