The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phil Dicken finished 1,450th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:21:53.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:56 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:13Running 1 4:55v median +1:21
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Block 02 11:41Running 2 7:35v median +2:31
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Block 03 15:03Running 3 8:53v median +3:27
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Block 04 25:58Running 4 11:57v median +6:30
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Block 05 15:14Running 5 9:16v median +3:40
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Block 06 11:46Running 6 9:02v median +3:32
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Block 07 18:29Running 7 8:42v median +3:14
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Block 08 25:05Running 8 9:12v median +4:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.