The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Ward finished 97th of 121 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:25:14.
Legs and stations told different stories: 37% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:09 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:50Running 1 3:25v median +0:21
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 4:48v median +0:25
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 4:55v median +0:11
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 5:00v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:57v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:02v median +0:17
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:07v median +0:15
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Block 08 16:48Running 8 4:27v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:04
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.