The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neal Edmondson finished 110th of 193 men in the Pro division at Manchester 2026, in 1:16:51.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:49 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 6:50Running 1 2:55v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:17v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:32v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 4:38v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:40v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 4:42v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 4:39v median −0:09
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 4:03v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.