The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Ben Wharton crossed the line in 1:09:01: 180th of 1,463 men, faster than 88% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:44 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both. 4:13 faster than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:17Running 1 2:53v median −0:41
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:16v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:37v median −0:49
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:36v median −0:51
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:41v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:41v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 4:48v median −0:40
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Block 08 8:01Running 8 3:48v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.