The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Buck finished 298th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:12:42, faster than 80% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:29 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:32 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:21Running 1 3:20v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:49v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 5:15v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 5:00v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 5:02v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:03v median −0:27
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 4:59v median −0:29
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Block 08 8:32Running 8 4:04v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
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.