The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Paolo Gwizdak-Williams crossed the line in 1:15:06: 400th of 1,463 men, faster than 73% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:50 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:18 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:54, was faster than 87% of the field.
The field ran 2:38 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:28v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:55v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:56v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 4:58v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 5:10v median −0:26
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:07v median −0:23
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 5:04v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 4:20v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:54
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.