The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Patrick Mather at Manchester 2026: 1:07:19, 119th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:11 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:33, ahead of 96% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:54Running 1 2:52v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:08v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:35v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:31v median −0:56
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:43v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:42v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 4:44v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:39Running 8 3:53v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:33
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.