The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Williams finished 550th of 1,206 men in the Open division at Manchester 2024, in 1:19:16, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:36. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 6:34 faster at Manchester 2024 than at Glasgow 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:23v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:33v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:12v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 4:57v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:54v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:48v median −0:28
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 4:45v median −0:31
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 5:03v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.