The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Williams finished 427th of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:43:06.
The stations carried this race: faster than 38% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:56. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:52Running 1 4:38v median +1:02
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 6:29v median +1:24
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 6:42v median +1:19
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Block 04 15:13Running 4 6:56v median +1:27
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Block 05 12:46Running 5 7:51v median +2:12
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Block 06 10:15Running 6 8:12v median +2:41
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Block 07 13:32Running 7 8:09v median +2:39
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Block 08 14:04Running 8 6:58v median +2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.