The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, John Young crossed the line in 1:15:29: 415th of 1,463 men, faster than 72% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:55 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:27 better against the middle of the field 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 7:41Running 1 3:30v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:57v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:01v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:59v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:16v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:09v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:13v median −0:15
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:09v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:27
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.