The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:05 at Manchester 2026 put Ed Willis 250th of 551 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 195th of 551. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 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. 10:23 faster than at Stockholm 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:20v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:37v median −0:27
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:34v median +0:07
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Block 04 12:46Running 4 7:20v median +1:49
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:31v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:15v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:15v median −0:21
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 6:48v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.