The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:34 at Manchester 2026 put Deke Banks 53rd of 193 men in the Pro division, ahead of 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:01 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse 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. That was 0:03 off the time at Barcelona 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:42Running 1 2:47v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 3:51v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:10v median −0:33
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:10v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:15v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:16v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 4:39v median −0:09
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 3:57v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 191
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 191 men who finished.