The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:14 at Manchester 2026 put Marcus James 1,264th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:46 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:03Running 1 3:52v median +0:18
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Block 02 11:53Running 2 8:57v median +3:53
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Block 03 14:47Running 3 9:06v median +3:40
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Block 04 14:24Running 4 6:15v median +0:48
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:30v median +0:54
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:30v median +1:00
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Block 07 12:30Running 7 6:12v median +0:44
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Block 08 14:47Running 8 5:22v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.