The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alan Dion finished 1,124th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:37:05.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:38. A harder second half: 4:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:20Running 1 5:07v median +1:33
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:43v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:04v median −0:22
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 5:16v median −0:11
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:45v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 5:24v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 5:14v median −0:14
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Block 08 15:58Running 8 5:23v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.