The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:51 at Manchester 2026 put Gareth Cook 195th of 551 men in the Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:31 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:51 behind the median.
The field ran 2:39 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:30v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 4:41v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:40v median −0:47
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 4:47v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:57v median −0:44
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:05v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 5:01v median −0:35
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 4:19v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
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.