The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Facci finished 1,123rd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:37:04.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:00 quicker than the median and 79th of 1,463. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:36. The roxzone cost time: 9:32, behind 89% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. 14:01 slower than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:02v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:22v median +0:18
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Block 03 12:38Running 3 6:09v median +0:43
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Block 04 14:14Running 4 6:15v median +0:48
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:19v median +0:43
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:06v median +0:36
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 6:13v median +0:45
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 5:02v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:32
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.