The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Bell finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:06:19 for 91st of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:44 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:09 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:44, ahead of 92% of the field.
The field ran 1:05 slower at Manchester 2026 than at Dublin 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:22v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:46v median −0:18
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 4:50v median −0:36
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:50v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:42v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:45v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:44v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:00Running 8 3:47v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:44
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.