The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sim Armstrong finished 117th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:13:22, faster than 79% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:53 quicker than the median and 85th of 551. Stronger after halfway: 6:05 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:53, was faster than 90% 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. 4:34 slower than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:54Running 1 2:53v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:23v median −0:41
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 8:24v median +2:57
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 4:31v median −1:00
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:52v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:42v median −0:54
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 4:44v median −0:52
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 4:02v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:53
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.