The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Tomos Hywel crossed the line in 1:22:14: 234th of 529 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:19.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:54Running 1 3:32v median −0:04
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:01v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 5:08v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 5:23v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:22v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:17v median −0:14
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 5:24v median −0:06
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 4:20v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:09
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.