The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Dyson finished 1,053rd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:33:32.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:54 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:59v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 5:59v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 6:12v median +0:46
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 6:22v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:46v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:17v median +0:47
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Block 07 13:21Running 7 6:22v median +0:54
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 5:19v median +0:38
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.