The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Phillips finished 842nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:26:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:26. The race faded late: the second half went 2:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:07 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Belgium 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:10v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:46v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:05v median −0:21
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 5:04v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:19v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:13v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:19v median −0:09
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Block 08 15:49Running 8 4:26v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.