The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:50 at Manchester 2026 put Stephen Smith 1,154th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:20 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:07 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:08v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 5:52v median +0:48
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 6:17v median +0:51
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Block 04 13:55Running 4 6:13v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:28v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:25v median +0:55
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Block 07 14:28Running 7 6:49v median +1:21
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Block 08 14:30Running 8 5:43v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.