The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Jordan finished 893rd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:27:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:02Running 1 3:45v median +0:11
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:14v median +0:10
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 5:26v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 5:29v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:30v median −0:06
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:44v median +0:14
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Block 07 12:37Running 7 5:32v median +0:04
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 4:33v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.