The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Gilbert finished 1,311th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:49:03.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:09. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Manchester 2025 were 2:53 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:01Running 1 6:13v median +2:39
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:57v median +0:53
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Block 03 14:21Running 3 7:51v median +2:25
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Block 04 14:14Running 4 6:56v median +1:29
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Block 05 12:31Running 5 7:09v median +1:33
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:54v median +1:24
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Block 07 15:22Running 7 6:54v median +1:26
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Block 08 15:38Running 8 6:45v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.