The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Adams finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:07:42 for 138th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:14 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:33, was faster than 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 7:08Running 1 3:02v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:21v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:38v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:30v median −0:57
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:42v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:39v median −0:51
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:38v median −0:50
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Block 08 8:36Running 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.