The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for John Wilson at Manchester 2026: 1:05:17, 74th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:51 quicker than the median and 238th of 1,463. Stronger after halfway: 3:31 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:42, was faster than 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. John Wilson's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:04v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:20v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:28v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:27v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:22v median −1:14
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:12v median −1:18
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:20v median −1:08
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Block 08 8:48Running 8 3:42v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:42
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.