The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jake Messer finished 210th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:20:27, faster than 60% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:50 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:19 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:07 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:21v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:41v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:53v median −0:30
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 5:02v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:36v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 5:38v median +0:08
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 5:08v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.