The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:01 at Manchester 2026 put David McDonough on the age-group podium: 3rd of 56 in the 45–49 age group.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:29 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:55, was faster than 88% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:11v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:30v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:48v median −0:35
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 4:43v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:54v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:48v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:48v median −0:42
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 3:57v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:55
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.