The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Dicken finished 1,428th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:08:13.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 16:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:23, behind 97% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. Stephen Dicken's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:41v median +1:07
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Block 02 9:37Running 2 6:29v median +1:25
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 6:34v median +1:08
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Block 04 19:02Running 4 6:56v median +1:29
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Block 05 13:20Running 5 7:28v median +1:52
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Block 06 9:48Running 6 7:38v median +2:08
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Block 07 15:28Running 7 7:42v median +2:14
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Block 08 24:40Running 8 9:37v median +4:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:23
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.