The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Knowles finished in the top 10% of the field at Warsaw 2026, in 59:48 for 47th of 556 men in the Pro division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:50 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:27, was faster than 93% of the field.
The field ran 6:03 faster at Warsaw 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 3:10v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:07v median −0:21
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 4:11v median −0:31
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 4:09v median −0:32
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 4:05v median −0:43
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 4:03v median −0:38
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 4:07v median −0:39
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Block 08 7:47Running 8 3:39v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 552
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 552 men who finished.