The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Gardiner finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:00:37 for 18th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:18 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:11 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:13, was faster than 99% 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 6:47Running 1 2:41v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 3:52v median −1:12
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 4:02v median −1:24
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Block 04 7:09Running 4 4:04v median −1:23
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 4:01v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 4:00v median −1:30
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Block 07 7:22Running 7 4:05v median −1:23
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 3:56v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.