The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:07:27 for 126th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:05 ahead of the median.
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 6:52Running 1 2:49v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:05v median −0:59
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:28v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 4:28v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:34v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:31v median −0:59
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:31v median −0:57
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 3:41v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
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.