The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Loukes finished 1,250th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:44:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:06 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:04v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:44v median +0:40
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 6:06v median +0:40
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Block 04 15:28Running 4 6:32v median +1:05
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Block 05 12:03Running 5 6:40v median +1:04
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 7:01v median +1:31
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Block 07 15:32Running 7 6:44v median +1:16
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Block 08 14:11Running 8 5:38v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.