The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Joe Barker crossed the line in 1:14:28: 375th of 1,463 men, faster than 74% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:35 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:50 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:26v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:49v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:02v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:53v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:08v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:01v median −0:29
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 5:07v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:41Running 8 4:19v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:08
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.