The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Neal finished 125th of 130 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:39:16.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:21. The race faded late: the second half went 4:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 6:56 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 330 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:56 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:23v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 4:52v median +0:29
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Block 03 13:25Running 3 6:22v median +1:38
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Block 04 13:23Running 4 6:02v median +1:15
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 6:02v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:01v median +1:12
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Block 07 13:45Running 7 6:01v median +1:11
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Block 08 16:10Running 8 5:23v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:56
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 129
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 129 men who finished.