The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:11 at Manchester 2026 put Joe Williams 1,278th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:38v median +1:04
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 6:34v median +1:30
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Block 03 12:19Running 3 6:42v median +1:16
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Block 04 14:20Running 4 6:48v median +1:21
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Block 05 12:03Running 5 7:01v median +1:25
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Block 06 9:24Running 6 6:39v median +1:09
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Block 07 14:37Running 7 6:48v median +1:20
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Block 08 16:19Running 8 5:48v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
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.