The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, David Baron crossed the line in 1:13:10: 109th of 551 men, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 60% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:33 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:23Running 1 3:19v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:00v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 5:24v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 5:25v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:28v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:27v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 5:28v median −0:08
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 4:29v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.