The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Thomas finished 1,136th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:37:47.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:37 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:32, behind 92% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Glasgow 2025 were 1:52 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 7:32Running 1 3:22v median −0:12
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 7:20v median +2:16
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Block 03 13:09Running 3 8:29v median +3:03
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Block 04 11:59Running 4 8:26v median +2:59
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 6:06v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:56v median +0:26
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Block 07 12:16Running 7 5:39v median +0:11
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Block 08 13:27Running 8 5:00v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:32
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.