The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wes Downes finished 501st of 529 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:59:42.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:39. The race faded late: the second half went 4:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 17:46, behind 98% of the field.
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 9:24Running 1 4:33v median +0:57
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Block 02 11:08Running 2 6:52v median +1:47
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Block 03 13:19Running 3 7:16v median +1:53
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 7:18v median +1:49
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 7:13v median +1:34
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Block 06 11:55Running 6 7:20v median +1:49
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 7:44v median +2:14
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Block 08 17:21Running 8 6:34v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:46
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.