The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Fitzmartin took 3rd of 25 in the 35–39 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:04:07.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 66% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:01 ahead of the median. Time in the roxzone, 3:23, was faster than 89% of the field.
The field ran 3:02 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Manchester 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:48Running 1 2:57v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:10v median −0:13
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:25v median −0:19
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Block 04 7:33Running 4 4:28v median −0:19
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:31v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:34v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 4:32v median −0:18
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Block 08 8:15Running 8 3:50v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 129
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 129 men who finished.