The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Sloan took 3rd of 87 in the 40–44 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:04:22.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:53 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:30 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:31, was faster than 96% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. 3:24 slower than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:00Running 1 2:56v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:05v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:12v median −1:11
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:22v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:26v median −1:13
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:26v median −1:05
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:23v median −1:07
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Block 08 7:57Running 8 3:42v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.