The race, in three figures
The race, in words
59:00 at Manchester 2026 won the 40–44 age group for Simon Day, first of 238.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:59 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:40 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:13, ahead of 99% 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 7:00Running 1 2:48v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:54v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:07Running 3 4:06v median −1:20
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Block 04 7:25Running 4 4:10v median −1:17
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Block 05 8:17Running 5 4:15v median −1:21
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 4:07v median −1:23
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 4:16v median −1:12
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Block 08 7:24Running 8 3:26v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.