The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:00:36 at Glasgow 2026 put John Townsend on the age-group podium: 2nd of 28 in the 40–44 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:28 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:52 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:46, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 2:25 faster at Glasgow 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:59v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 3:49v median −0:21
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Block 03 7:20Running 3 3:49v median −0:38
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Block 04 6:37Running 4 3:44v median −0:43
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Block 05 7:47Running 5 3:41v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:37v median −0:46
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Block 07 6:55Running 7 3:40v median −0:49
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 4:03v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 203
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 203 men who finished.