The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Lavell finished 107th of 193 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:16:38.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:53. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:56 more than the average race this season, going by 330 athletes who raced both. 9:24 faster than at Glasgow 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:25Running 1 3:01v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:19v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 4:32v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 4:39v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:47v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:39v median −0:04
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 4:50v median +0:02
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 3:57v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 191
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 191 men who finished.