The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Townsend took 2nd of 21 in the 40–44 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:01:17.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:24 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:06, ahead of 99% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 330 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:56 slower here than at their other races. 1:06 faster than at Rome 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:39Running 1 2:44v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 3:48v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 3:59v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:00Running 4 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 4:02v median −0:48
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:04v median −0:41
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Block 07 7:42Running 7 4:14v median −0:38
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 3:34v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 120
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 120 men who finished.