The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ricky Burns finished 89th of 130 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:22:10.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:56. The race faded late: the second half went 2:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:56 more than the average race this season, going by 330 athletes who raced both. 3:16 slower than at Dublin 2024, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:22Running 1 2:59v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:23v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:45v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 4:49v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:58v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 4:45v median −0:04
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 4:53v median +0:03
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 4:05v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
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.