The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Jenkinson finished 746th of 1,206 men in the Open division at Manchester 2024, in 1:24:53.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:59 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:14 faster at Manchester 2024 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:37v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:19v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:51v median +0:39
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 5:58v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 6:05v median +0:46
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:54v median +0:38
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 5:54v median +0:38
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Block 08 13:19Running 8 6:37v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.