The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2024, Max Atherton crossed the line in 1:17:54: 480th of 1,206 men, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:42. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:07v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 4:38v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:38v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 4:40v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 4:54v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:41v median −0:35
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 5:02v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1180
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,180 men who finished.