The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, James Markey crossed the line in 1:14:22: 371st of 1,463 men, faster than 75% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:41 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:32 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:24v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:42v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 4:56v median −0:30
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 5:05v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:03v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:54v median −0:36
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 4:59v median −0:29
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 4:05v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
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.