The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:31 at Manchester 2026 put Thomas Willans 303rd of 551 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 58% of the field across all eight, against 34% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:56 quicker than the median and 187th of 551. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:36v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:54v median −0:10
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Block 03 13:08Running 3 8:33v median +3:06
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 5:09v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:34v median −0:07
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Block 06 9:47Running 6 7:14v median +1:38
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 6:00v median +0:24
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 4:20v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.