The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Smee finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:06:26 for 96th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:40, ahead of 93% 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 7:48Running 1 3:19v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:35v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:36v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:28v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:32v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:20v median −1:10
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:31v median −0:57
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Block 08 7:23Running 8 3:38v median −1:03
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.