The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:55 at Manchester 2026 put paul jones 438th of 529 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:53. The race faded late: the second half went 6:13 worse 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 9:03Running 1 4:37v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 6:26v median +1:21
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 6:35v median +1:12
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Block 04 14:02Running 4 6:38v median +1:09
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:41v median +1:02
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:39v median +1:08
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 6:35v median +1:05
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Block 08 18:37Running 8 5:36v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
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.