The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:50 at Manchester 2026 put Harley Stones 1,212th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. 14:54 slower than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:22v median −0:12
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 5:22v median +0:18
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 5:37v median +0:11
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Block 04 13:52Running 4 5:50v median +0:23
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 6:53v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 6:11v median +0:41
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Block 07 14:43Running 7 6:11v median +0:43
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Block 08 15:30Running 8 6:04v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.