The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Johnson took 2nd of 17 in the 55–59 age group at Manchester 2026, in 1:26:36.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:24. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:10Running 1 3:51v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:23v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:20v median −0:03
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 5:33v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:45v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:41v median +0:10
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 5:44v median +0:14
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 4:49v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.