The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Jones finished 394th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:14:59, faster than 73% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:22 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:07 slower at Manchester 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:18v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:41v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:09v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 4:56v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:06v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 5:09v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 5:15v median −0:13
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 4:08v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
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.