The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Allon-Smith finished 14th of 121 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:03:34, faster than 88% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:28, was faster than 87% 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. An improvement of 8:19 on Manchester 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:51Running 1 2:53v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 3:48v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:01v median −0:43
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 3:59v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 3:59v median −0:53
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 3:27v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:28
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.