The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Dixon finished 1,110th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:36:12.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:02v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:40v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 6:12v median +0:46
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 6:28v median +1:01
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Block 05 12:39Running 5 7:20v median +1:44
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 7:03v median +1:33
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Block 07 14:45Running 7 6:56v median +1:28
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 5:50v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.