The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Callum Jones crossed the line in 1:13:10: 315th of 1,463 men, faster than 79% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 64% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:00 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 3:13v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:54v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:16v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 5:16v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:24v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:11v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 5:14v median −0:14
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 4:23v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
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.