The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc Black finished 1,253rd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:44:28.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:53. A harder second half: 5:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:12, behind 87% of the field.
The field ran 4:40 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:25v median +0:51
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 6:01v median +0:57
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 6:16v median +0:50
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 6:14v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 6:39v median +1:03
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Block 06 9:34Running 6 6:25v median +0:55
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Block 07 13:58Running 7 6:33v median +1:05
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Block 08 18:39Running 8 5:49v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.