The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Matthew Harwood at Manchester 2026: 1:07:31, 42nd of 551 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:07 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:42, ahead of 94% of the field.
The field ran 1:35 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Valencia 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:36Running 1 3:12v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:26v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 4:48v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:43v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:40v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:40v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:52v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 4:03v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:42
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.