The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Wright finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:04:40 for 69th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:21 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:06 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:37, was faster than 95% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:47Running 1 2:50v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:13v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:30v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 4:26v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:32v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:27v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 4:32v median −0:56
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Block 08 8:26Running 8 3:50v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:37
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.