The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phil Ellison won the 45–49 age group at Manchester 2026 in 1:02:18, first of 46.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:33 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:49, ahead of 91% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:07 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 3:01v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:07v median −0:57
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Block 03 6:59Running 3 4:10v median −1:17
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:24v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:24v median −1:17
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:18v median −1:18
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:20v median −1:16
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Block 08 8:12Running 8 3:39v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:49
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.