The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Friend finished 1,207th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:41:28.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:40 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:53 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and London 2023 were 3:36 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 8:49Running 1 4:26v median +0:52
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 6:13v median +1:09
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 6:49v median +1:23
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Block 04 15:07Running 4 6:51v median +1:24
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 7:13v median +1:37
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 7:05v median +1:35
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Block 07 14:45Running 7 7:10v median +1:42
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 6:34v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.