The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:35 at Manchester 2026 put Matthew Howard 254th of 529 men in the Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:53. The race faded late: the second half went 1:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:52 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 3:32v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:39v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:58v median −0:25
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 4:54v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 4:59v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:50v median −0:41
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 4:54v median −0:36
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 4:11v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.