The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:40 at Manchester 2026 put Jason Salmon 719th of 1,463 men in the Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:20 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:46Running 1 3:25v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:33v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 4:56v median −0:30
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Block 04 12:33Running 4 4:50v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:53v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:50v median −0:40
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 4:49v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 3:55v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.