The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:05 at Manchester 2026 put Ben Roach 492nd of 1,463 men in the Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:31 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:07 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:07 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:04v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:35v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:05v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 5:09v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:45v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:27v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:12v median −0:16
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 4:20v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.