The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:52 at Manchester 2026 won the 55–59 age group for Paul Dent, first of 10.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:53 quicker than the median and 148th of 551. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:07 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 7:42Running 1 3:15v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:38v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:56v median −0:31
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 4:54v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:01v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 5:00v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:06v median −0:30
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 4:14v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 545
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 545 men who finished.