The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:20 at Manchester 2026 put Ben Edwards 71st of 121 men in the Pro division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 52% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:41. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:56 more than the average race this season, going by 330 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 3:12v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 4:34v median +0:11
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 4:49v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 4:53v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:52v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:46v median +0:01
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 4:42v median −0:10
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 3:52v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 120
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 120 men who finished.