The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Deacon took 3rd of 14 in the 40–44 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:15:09.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:49 slower at Manchester 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:50Running 1 2:51v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 3:57v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 4:19v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 4:24v median −0:23
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:29v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:30v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 4:39v median −0:11
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 3:53v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:58
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.