The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Ross Paul crossed the line in 1:18:54: 569th of 1,463 men, faster than 61% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:32 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:41 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:07 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:26v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:56v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:06v median −0:20
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Block 04 12:23Running 4 5:19v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:24v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:10v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 5:13v median −0:15
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 4:29v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
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.