The race, in three figures
The race, in words
59:21 at Manchester 2026 put Michael Stephens on the age-group podium: 2nd of 25 in the 35–39 age group.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:26 quicker than the median and 6th of 130. Stronger after halfway: 1:26 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:19, ahead of 91% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:56 more than the average race this season, going by 330 athletes who raced both. That was 1:55 off the time at Frankfurt 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:27Running 1 2:44v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:50v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:08Running 3 4:03v median −0:41
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Block 04 7:19Running 4 4:08v median −0:39
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Block 05 8:08Running 5 4:13v median −0:40
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:15v median −0:34
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:11v median −0:39
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Block 08 7:27Running 8 3:27v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 129
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 129 men who finished.