The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Abdous finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:03:04 for 16th of 529 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:32 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:46 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:31, was faster than 96% of the field.
The field ran 1:07 slower at Manchester 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 2:54v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 4:09v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 4:15v median −1:08
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:26v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:31v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:23v median −1:08
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:28v median −1:02
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 3:51v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.