The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacob Owen finished 466th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:47:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:13 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 8:28Running 1 3:38v median +0:02
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:24v median +0:20
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Block 03 12:41Running 3 5:54v median +0:27
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Block 04 16:38Running 4 7:22v median +1:51
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Block 05 12:44Running 5 7:17v median +1:36
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:44v median +0:08
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Block 07 14:38Running 7 6:10v median +0:34
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Block 08 15:40Running 8 4:58v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.