The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:40 at Manchester 2026 put Richard Bacon 1,295th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:11. The race faded late: the second half went 13:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:39 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:02v median +0:28
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 5:35v median +0:31
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:59v median +0:33
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 6:03v median +0:36
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 6:58v median +1:22
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:45v median +1:15
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Block 07 15:21Running 7 7:00v median +1:32
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Block 08 22:51Running 8 9:43v median +5:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.