The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:26 at Manchester 2026 put Steven Roberts 373rd of 551 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:57 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:39 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:17v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 4:50v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:31v median +0:04
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Block 04 13:28Running 4 5:34v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:49v median +0:08
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:42v median +0:06
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 5:45v median +0:09
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Block 08 15:09Running 8 5:08v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.