The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Wood finished 515th of 551 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 2:10:14.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:04 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:53, behind 95% of the field.
The field ran 3:07 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Belgium 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:03Running 1 6:25v median +2:49
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 6:45v median +1:41
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Block 03 14:41Running 3 7:28v median +2:01
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Block 04 16:28Running 4 7:13v median +1:42
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Block 05 12:33Running 5 7:20v median +1:39
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Block 06 10:52Running 6 7:48v median +2:12
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Block 07 15:57Running 7 7:06v median +1:30
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Block 08 25:13Running 8 14:05v median +9:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:53
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.