The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:08:44 at Manchester 2026 put Andrew Foster 1,431st of 1,463 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:21, behind 98% of the field.
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 10:20Running 1 5:21v median +1:47
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Block 02 11:04Running 2 7:35v median +2:31
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Block 03 14:50Running 3 8:21v median +2:55
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Block 04 14:21Running 4 9:40v median +4:13
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Block 05 15:16Running 5 9:48v median +4:12
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Block 06 11:26Running 6 9:29v median +3:59
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Block 07 16:47Running 7 9:31v median +4:03
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Block 08 18:27Running 8 8:59v median +4:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:21
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.