The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:44 at Manchester 2026 put Steven Jones 557th of 1,463 men in the Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:27 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21. That was 3:58 off the time at London 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:11v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:36v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:51v median −0:35
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:01v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:13v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:09v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:09v median −0:19
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 4:26v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
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.