The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Rafferty finished 1,464th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 3:31:44.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 29:51. A harder second half: 54:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 29:59 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:07 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:17Running 1 6:32v median +2:58
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Block 02 12:32Running 2 9:44v median +4:40
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Block 03 17:19Running 3 9:52v median +4:26
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Block 04 30:26Running 4 10:02v median +4:35
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Block 05 16:03Running 5 10:20v median +4:44
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Block 06 13:44Running 6 10:15v median +4:45
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Block 07 32:31Running 7 10:49v median +5:21
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Block 08 48:03Running 8 11:15v median +6:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 29:59
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.