The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chay Garside took 2nd of 46 in the 45–49 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:03:15.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:01 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:30, ahead of 97% of the field.
The field ran 1:07 slower at Manchester 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 2:55v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:16v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 4:24v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:24v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:28v median −1:13
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:27v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:29v median −1:07
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Block 08 7:42Running 8 3:39v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:30
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.