The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:38 at Manchester 2026 put Mike Birtwhistle on the age-group podium: 2nd of 12 in the 60–64 age group.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:06. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Manchester 2025 were 2:53 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:22v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 4:52v median −0:12
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Block 03 13:36Running 3 8:39v median +3:13
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:11v median −0:16
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:53v median +1:17
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:04v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 5:06v median −0:22
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 4:27v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.