The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nkosingithandile Zungu finished 1,389th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:58:02.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:36 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:52 better against the middle of the field than before it. 17:56 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both. 13:45 faster than at Johannesburg 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:09v median +1:35
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Block 02 15:37Running 2 11:37v median +6:33
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:52v median +0:26
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 6:33v median +1:06
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 6:51v median +1:15
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Block 06 9:47Running 6 6:38v median +1:08
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Block 07 14:28Running 7 6:33v median +1:05
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Block 08 16:35Running 8 9:31v median +4:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:56
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.