The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Butcher finished 1,359th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:54:07.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:29 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 4:49v median +1:15
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Block 02 12:19Running 2 9:11v median +4:07
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 6:40v median +1:14
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Block 04 15:22Running 4 6:18v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:36v median +1:00
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 6:25v median +0:55
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Block 07 16:44Running 7 6:11v median +0:43
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Block 08 19:10Running 8 5:44v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.