The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Ben Need crossed the line in 1:12:56: 97th of 529 men, faster than 82% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:23 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:36 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:48, was faster than 91% 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 7:34Running 1 3:19v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:41v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:56v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 4:56v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:02v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:07v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:09v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 4:11v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:48
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.