The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:01:35 at Manchester 2026 put Ben Smith 1,409th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:17 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:31 better against the middle of the field than before it. 16:53 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:31Running 1 5:36v median +2:02
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 6:32v median +1:28
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Block 03 13:38Running 3 7:01v median +1:35
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Block 04 14:03Running 4 7:40v median +2:13
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Block 05 14:10Running 5 8:24v median +2:48
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Block 06 11:02Running 6 8:02v median +2:32
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Block 07 15:38Running 7 8:27v median +2:59
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Block 08 15:28Running 8 6:18v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:53
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.