The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:10 at Manchester 2026 put Stuart Watson 989th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:18. A harder second half: 2:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:07 slower at Manchester 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:50Running 1 5:21v median +1:47
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:08v median +0:04
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 5:20v median −0:06
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 5:11v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:35v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:27v median −0:03
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 5:35v median +0:07
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Block 08 15:45Running 8 6:30v median +1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.