The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jack Thompson finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:00:53 for 21st of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:42 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:47 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:40, ahead of 93% 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. An improvement of 1:23 on Madrid 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:52Running 1 2:53v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:58v median −1:06
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:03v median −1:23
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 4:02v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 4:01v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:02v median −1:28
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 4:04v median −1:24
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Block 08 7:30Running 8 3:15v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:40
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.