The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Banks finished 67th of 130 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:15:16.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:40 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:42 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:50Running 1 3:01v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 4:44v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:14v median +0:30
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 5:15v median +0:28
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:32v median +0:43
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 5:35v median +0:45
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 4:32v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.