The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Stevenson finished 1,322nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:50:15.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:39 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:23v median +0:49
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 6:28v median +1:24
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Block 03 12:38Running 3 7:04v median +1:38
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Block 04 16:04Running 4 7:16v median +1:49
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Block 05 12:46Running 5 7:22v median +1:46
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Block 06 10:04Running 6 7:28v median +1:58
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Block 07 17:25Running 7 7:27v median +1:59
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Block 08 16:17Running 8 6:58v median +2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.