The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:15 at Manchester 2026 put Neil Styrin 1,218th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:29. A harder second half: 5:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:07 slower at Manchester 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:41v median +1:07
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 6:42v median +1:38
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 7:10v median +1:44
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Block 04 13:44Running 4 7:13v median +1:46
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 7:19v median +1:43
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 7:12v median +1:42
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Block 07 15:05Running 7 7:17v median +1:49
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 6:18v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.