The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Kennedy took 3rd of 285 in the 35–39 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:01:04.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:22 quicker than the median and 123rd of 1,463. Stronger after halfway: 3:36 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:13, ahead of 99% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 7 finishes in the Open division for Simon Kennedy.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:09Running 1 2:56v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:03v median −1:01
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:08v median −1:18
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 4:08v median −1:19
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 4:15v median −1:21
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:13v median −1:17
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 4:17v median −1:11
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Block 08 8:07Running 8 3:32v median −1:09
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.