The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Clarke finished 69th of 193 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:11:25, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:12. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:59 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 6:30Running 1 2:29v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 3:37v median −0:42
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 3:43v median −1:00
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 3:49v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:54v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 3:49v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 3:51v median −0:57
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 3:07v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:42
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.