The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Owen finished 609th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:19:45, faster than 58% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 69% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:43 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:20Running 1 3:44v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:12v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:38v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:39v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 6:00v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:45v median +0:15
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 5:51v median +0:23
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 4:54v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
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.