The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:43 at Manchester 2026 put Samuel Sproston 135th of 193 men in the Pro division.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:25. Stronger after halfway: 2:39 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:36, behind 89% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 1:56 more than the average race this season, going by 330 athletes who raced both. 7:58 slower than at Birmingham 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:59Running 1 2:53v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 4:29v median +0:10
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 5:15v median +0:32
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:00v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:53v median +0:04
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:43v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 4:45v median −0:03
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 3:51v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.