The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jake Hayward took 2nd of 59 in the 16–24 age group at Manchester 2026, in 59:24.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:10 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:09 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:07, ahead of 99% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:41Running 1 2:42v median −0:54
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 3:48v median −1:16
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Block 03 7:02Running 3 4:04v median −1:23
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 4:13v median −1:18
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:14v median −1:27
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:11v median −1:25
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Block 07 7:27Running 7 4:12v median −1:24
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Block 08 7:23Running 8 3:29v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.