The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Danny Jones finished 1,381st of 1,463 men in the Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:56:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 22% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 13:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:31 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 10:22Running 1 5:24v median +1:50
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Block 02 10:27Running 2 5:22v median +0:18
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Block 03 14:21Running 3 5:54v median +0:28
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Block 04 14:47Running 4 6:02v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:02v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:47v median +0:17
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 6:04v median +0:36
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Block 08 28:07Running 8 7:32v median +2:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.