The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:09 at Manchester 2026 put Richard Brailsford 1,321st of 1,463 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:16 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
The field ran 2:53 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Manchester 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:24v median +0:50
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 6:05v median +1:01
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 6:29v median +1:03
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Block 04 17:24Running 4 6:20v median +0:53
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 6:26v median +0:50
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Block 06 9:36Running 6 6:43v median +1:13
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 6:16v median +0:48
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Block 08 17:56Running 8 7:27v median +2:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:16
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.