The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Matthew Radford crossed the line in 1:17:13: 495th of 1,463 men, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:31 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:43.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 3:18v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:34v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:55v median −0:31
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:03v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:05v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:03v median −0:27
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:06v median −0:22
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 4:08v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.