The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Calvin Bell finished 1,445th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:16:21.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:48 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:14, behind 87% 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. Calvin Bell's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:49Running 1 6:36v median +3:02
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 6:28v median +1:24
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Block 03 16:21Running 3 7:55v median +2:29
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Block 04 19:20Running 4 8:13v median +2:46
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Block 05 13:30Running 5 7:58v median +2:22
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Block 06 11:51Running 6 8:21v median +2:51
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Block 07 20:41Running 7 8:38v median +3:10
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Block 08 23:32Running 8 7:47v median +3:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:14
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.