The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Derek Mason finished 1,340th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:51:41.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:24. A harder second half: 5:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:22Running 1 4:49v median +1:15
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Block 02 9:36Running 2 6:42v median +1:38
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 6:54v median +1:28
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Block 04 15:40Running 4 6:51v median +1:24
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Block 05 12:54Running 5 7:11v median +1:35
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Block 06 9:58Running 6 7:13v median +1:43
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Block 07 15:25Running 7 6:57v median +1:29
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Block 08 18:32Running 8 6:11v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.