The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Grierson finished 84th of 121 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:22:01.
The runs carried this race: faster than 55% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 15% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:23. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:56.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:15v median +0:11
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 4:28v median +0:05
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 4:34v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:40v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:47v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 4:45v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 4:44v median −0:08
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Block 08 11:58Running 8 3:56v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
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.