The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:17:40 at Manchester 2026 put James Gray 1,447th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 7:32. The race faded late: the second half went 16:56 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:49, 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 9:37Running 1 5:13v median +1:39
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Block 02 10:31Running 2 7:31v median +2:27
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Block 03 13:22Running 3 7:49v median +2:23
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Block 04 14:07Running 4 8:15v median +2:48
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Block 05 14:21Running 5 8:59v median +3:23
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Block 06 14:14Running 6 10:29v median +4:59
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Block 07 23:12Running 7 10:21v median +4:53
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Block 08 22:34Running 8 9:39v median +4:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:49
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.