The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:39 at Manchester 2026 put Steve Lowe on the age-group podium: 3rd of 23 in the 50–54 age group.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:54, ahead of 89% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:02v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:06v median −0:59
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:24v median −0:59
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 4:20v median −1:09
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:53v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:33v median −0:58
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 4:35v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 3:47v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.