The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:22 at Manchester 2026 put Matthew Jones 255th of 1,463 men in the Open division, ahead of 83% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:24 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:14 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:21 more than the average race this season, going by 1,766 athletes who raced both. Matthew Jones's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 3:03v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:25v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:29v median −0:57
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:40v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:53v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:41v median −0:49
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 4:43v median −0:45
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 4:01v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:03
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.