The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Hardcastle won the Open division at Manchester 2026 in 58:10, first of 551 men.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:42 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:49 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:07, ahead of 99% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both. Joshua Hardcastle's fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:47Running 1 2:42v median −0:54
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 3:47v median −1:17
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Block 03 6:47Running 3 3:58v median −1:29
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 3:53v median −1:38
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Block 05 8:17Running 5 4:06v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 3:59v median −1:37
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 4:03v median −1:33
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Block 08 7:28Running 8 3:06v median −1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.