The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Delaney-Clarke finished 1,387th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:57:44.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:38 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:26 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 9:32Running 1 5:00v median +1:26
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Block 02 9:46Running 2 7:01v median +1:57
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Block 03 12:54Running 3 8:04v median +2:38
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Block 04 17:17Running 4 8:29v median +3:02
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Block 05 15:13Running 5 9:16v median +3:40
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Block 06 11:03Running 6 8:38v median +3:08
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Block 07 16:54Running 7 7:57v median +2:29
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Block 08 16:51Running 8 7:33v median +2:52
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.