The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Penton won the 30–34 age group at Manchester 2026 in 59:58, first of 122.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:55 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:22, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 1:05 slower at Manchester 2026 than at Dublin 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:56Running 1 2:45v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 3:49v median −1:15
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 3:54v median −1:33
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 3:57v median −1:34
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 4:00v median −1:41
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:57v median −1:39
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:05v median −1:31
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Block 08 7:27Running 8 3:23v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:22
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.