The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lee Sellman finished 39th of 193 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:07:30, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 70% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:24 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Manchester ran slow: the 330 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:56 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 3:11 on Birmingham 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:40Running 1 2:45v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:05v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:43v median +0:00
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Block 04 6:31Running 4 4:41v median −0:04
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:34v median −0:15
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:22v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:41v median −0:07
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 3:42v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 191
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 191 men who finished.