The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:17:45 at Manchester 2026 put Neil Townsend 529th of 551 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 7:57 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 17:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:53, behind 96% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:50v median +1:14
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 7:17v median +2:13
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Block 03 14:38Running 3 8:15v median +2:48
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Block 04 19:26Running 4 8:44v median +3:13
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Block 05 15:01Running 5 9:40v median +3:59
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Block 06 12:52Running 6 9:21v median +3:45
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Block 07 17:14Running 7 10:29v median +4:53
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Block 08 24:16Running 8 9:15v median +4:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:53
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.